The other night at dinner, you sat by my side — not necessarily a coveted position these days because you tend to use your neighbor...

Burke, this evening at 10:36 you turned eight. Even now, as I listen to your unrestrained laughter with friends in the other room, I can...

[vimeo 60578462 w=500 h=281]   Here’s three minutes with our giggly six-year-old: unscripted, unrehearsed, limited editing. Enjoy!  ...

Be soft. Do not let the world make you hard. Do not let pain make you hate. Do not let the bitterness steal your sweetness....

. . . Sometimes I dream that everything in the world is here, in my room, in a great closet, named and orderly, and I...

It seems winter went on strike at some point this month, but we didn’t mind. Instead we did what all of you with real winters...

Life is pure adventure, and the sooner we realize that, the quicker we will be able to treat life as art. — Maya Angelou This...

[vimeo 57716796 w=500 h=281]   While I have millions (I’m sure) of pictures of my children and even several letters and stories about them, I...

We’ve moved into this new year like a sleep-deprived mother moves out of bed — slowly, bed-head and all. Although Mark did remove the Christmas...

Blythe, this last year as I watched you shoot out of your lingering baby chubs and try to bite apples with missing front teeth, I...