Sometimes perfectionist slips in here, only wanting to present that part of our life which is pretty and organized and complete (even in thought). I...

Although Mark and I try to have at least a weekend or two a year to ourselves, we generally go away for those days, holing...

liam // Dad and I often catch you eavesdropping on our conversations and lovingly call you Radar, letting you know we see you. I sometimes catch...

I met my mom for lunch and ice cream yesterday and then left all of my children with her for Nina Camp, a week of...

  liam // you climbed our steep roof to watch your dad work. It seems you are transitioning out of boyhood  more and more each...

  liam // I always find you reading, even when you should be folding laundry. burke // a sweet smile from the guy who had blotches...

 liam  // you wanted to build something this week–possibly inspired by all of the handmade work your father’s been doing–so you built a lemonade stand...

“a weekly portrait of each of my children in 2014” liam // you built a flying ship (complete with propelled wings) for a local Lego exhibition and called it the Flying...

“a portrait of my children, once a week in 2014” liam // you couldn’t believe how close the seagulls flew to you, wanting to snatch...

I have always considered myself a lover of change. A new soap scent, a different routine, a fresh arrangement of furniture in a room. Those are the fun changes,...