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A mom hug. A full bodied, arm wrapping, nose in neck hug. A hug that means you’re home and everything is ok. You’re safe. We could all use one right about now. In my moment of selfish anger tonight I realized I’m exaggerating how difficult the moment is. It’s hard yes. But it’s not...

We always wish for more time. But then when we have it we are bored. We don’t know what to do. We wish we had more money. But then when we have it we spend it on trivial things instead of investing in our future. We wish we had time to write. Time to...

I got to kiss my wife. We danced together. We laughed with wonderful friends. We celebrated the love and union of two wonderful people. I got to hold both my boys in my arms as they fell asleep. Nothing to complain about here. Love love love all around....

Sometimes you just have to seek out the experts. To find out why. To do a study. To understand. Otherwise we blame ourselves. We blame others. We get fed up. And exhausted. And lose hope. It’s ok to seek help. It’s ok to not have the answers. You should not feel shame that you...

Tell me something you learned today. Or struggled with. Or couldn’t find a solution to. You’ve heard me go on an on about mine. It’s a boring broken record. How do you deal with it all?...

I’ve got a cold. I have a royal headache. I’m exhausted. It’s been a long day. My feet hurt. I could whine on and on and on. It’s easy. What’s hard is being grateful. To acknowledge all the many many reasons I’ve got to be happy and feel good about. The boys are asleep....

Sometimes (often) I just don’t have it. It has been a long day. Struggles with bedtime are draining us all. I don’t know what to write. In this moment I don’t care about cool ideas or advice giving or creativity. I care about figuring out a better way. Not just getting through. And facing...