Family Histories Alive…and Hushed

As a child, my years were punctuated with family gatherings: Easter at one aunt's house, Thanksgiving and Christmas at ours.  Each celebration filling the house with dozens of aunts, uncles, cousins, and assorted "framily" (friends who have worked their way into family status).  Each of these gatherings had its own traditions, birthday cakes and trampoline … Continue reading Family Histories Alive…and Hushed

I Love You the Way You Are But…

The new year provides us with a predictable, sometimes relentless opportunity to look back on one year and resolve to do something differently in the year to come.  A ridiculous number of these resolutions don't last long but for these first few weeks, we find ourselves renewed with hope and commitment.  We invent versions of … Continue reading I Love You the Way You Are But…