Category: Daughters
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...
Senior Night
Saturday was Senior Night for the high school soccer team. Well, technically it was Senior Morning. The original date for Senior Night was rescheduled because one of the Seniors got a red card at the game...