The Importance of Revision
You might not be able to tell, but I spend quite a bit of time on these posts. Not just writing them, but revising them. Revise, revise, revise until I’m happy with all the...
Category: Daughters
Time to Exhale
With Nicole, I’ve been more cognizant of lasts than I have of firsts. The last time being pregnant, the last time washing and folding onesies of a particular size, the last first day of...
She Did It
She is a high school graduate. There were times we weren’t quite sure that was going to happen. As a result of her experiences there, I can’t look at that high school with the...
On Being Amazed
As any doting mother, I look on my children with amazement. They are smart, independent, caring, kind, personable, fun, talented, capable, responsible, strong, poised, and beautiful. And I’ll probably think of more complimentary adjectives...
A Wheaton Lyon
Nicole recently made the decision to attend Wheaton College (the one in Massachusetts, not the one in Illinois). This past Friday Dave, Nicole, and I went there for their day where they hosted accepted...
The Fireballs
To be perfectly honest, I never thought Heather and her team would make it to the finals of the 3-on-3 tournament. Since they did, and since they had us laughing most of the weekend, I feel...
The Final Final
Dave and I have watched the girls play basketball for the past 15 years or so. I think we watched our last championship basketball game ever this past week. Here’s a short recap of those...
A Wish List
I submitted this earlier in the week on Medium to some sort of meme challenge (don’t ask me what a meme is), and it was selected to represent The Lighthouse publication. Kind of cool. 🙂 Back when...