with quiet hands

    To the people that love our family:   It’s common knowledge that it takes a village to raise children, and, undoubtedly, you are part of ours. Family and…

That tiny little hand wrapped around your thumb. That indescribable scent of that downy-soft head. That feeling of warm, sweet breath against your skin. The sound of the little sighs…

The first gift you can give your child this summer is the time and space for unstructured play. The second gift you can give your child this summer is yourself.

  Each year, I dread winter. Especially January. I know what January holds: cold days, long nights, and little to be desired. Anxiety, which, for me, stems out of fear…

  “How are you doing today?” my counselor asked as I entered her office. I wondered if she noticed the smudged mascara on my face and assumed, correctly, that I…