Aging is my new favorite. I’m all about growing older. There is something so freeing about growing up and becoming who we truly are. Am I right? Something happens. We see the foolishness in keeping up with others. (That was never really my thing anyway, but it is even lower on the totem pole […]
A Girl and Her Dad
When I was a little girl, my Dad would drive me to my ballet lessons while my mom stayed home with my baby brother. He would wait outside in his pick-up truck or would pick me up inside. We’d drive home. For thirteen years, my Dad sat outside my ballet schools with a newspaper after […]
For All of the Graduates: When Growing Up Is a Bittersweet Journey
“Now as we say goodbye, I’m so afraid to cry. Tears falling from my eyes. You know I love you. Maybe someday. Maybe someday, we’ll meet again.” We couldn’t get the words out without pausing for tears as we practiced in the choir room. We sobbed. It was real. I stood and sang those […]
