Living Outside the Box (Part 2)
When I was growing up, I was rather like Dorothy in that I believed there was absolutely no place like home. This was during the eighties and nineties, a great time to be a kid. Regardless, my room wa... Read More
Living Outside the Box (Part 1)
There was once a king who built a castle for his newborn son. He commanded all personnel to shield his boy from the misfortunes of the outside world. As a result, the boy lived a comfortable existence... Read More
A Choir of Voices (Italy)
My husband and I followed a wall with ivy snaking along each brick until it dipped gradually down, revealing Sorrento a thousand feet below. Through a line of trees, the setting sun glinted gold on th... Read More
What Anchors Time
Ever since I was an anxious kid with Peter Pan syndrome, I’ve always searched for the secret to slowing time down to a crawl. Happiness speeds it up (“Time flies when you’re having f... Read More
Protected: Close to Home
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The Journey I Didn’t Want to Take: Skin Cancer
Many journeys in life are planned… or, at least, eagerly awaited. A backpacking trip through western Europe. A hike in the mountains. Parenthood. And then there are the journeys that are forced ... Read More
The Realities of International Travel with a Toddler
There’s so much to say about our recent trip to Ireland with our almost-two-year-old daughter, but I’m going to start by responding to my prior post: Planning International Travel with a T... Read More
Planning International Travel With a Toddler (#prayforme)
When we started planning our trip to Ireland, our daughter was an adorable 18-month-old. She listened when we told her no. She was easy to please and effortless to manage. Well, we leave next month an... Read More