Monthly Archives: May 2016

Once upon a time last year, we sat in our living room with the third denial letter from the insurance company in our hands and wondered what to do. They had once again approved the frame of Ella’s wheelchair but … Continue reading →

Something happened when I turned forty a couple years back. People had warned me that they had “come into their own” at that age, or that they “had stopped caring what other people thought.” I don’t really know what it … Continue reading →

The Four-Year-Old just brought me a bowl of dandelions, and every few minutes she comes in with another flower to add to the collection. “I’ve broughted you these beautiful flowers because I love you very much,” she told me. My … Continue reading →

A few months ago, I wrote about leaving the cloister of homeschooling. I was done, I declared. After 15 years of teaching my children at our kitchen table (and the coffee table, the back yard, in the car…) I was … Continue reading →