Last night was Gretchen’s 8th grade moving up ceremony. I don’t want to say what everyone else says about the days going slow and the years going fast. BUT THEY ARE RIGHT. I mean, this is where we were eleven years ago when I first started writing this blog. She was only 3 years old. […]
letting go
Round Two
Number 4’s school moved to full remote when the kids came home for Thanksgiving, and they stayed full remote until about ten days ago when she returned for in-person school. She had mixed emotions about going back. On the one hand she was super excited to get back to the swim team and her coach […]
The Most Empowering Moment Of My Life Happened About A Month Ago
There is a quote about surrender. Surrender has, over the course of my life, been my biggest obstacle. I have held on SO TIGHTLY to what I think I need and the way I am sure things are supposed to happen that what I truly need is often prevented from reaching me. I’ve blocked what […]
Ultimate Goal: Complete Surrender
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Fifteen Hours
In fifteen hours I’m leaving to take Number 4 to school. She starts her freshman year at the boarding school she worked her ass off to get into. When she discovered the school two and a half years ago, she decided she was going there for high school. We told her she could go, but […]
The Art Of Surrender
I teach a lot of swim lessons. The kids who struggle the most are the ones who don’t relax in the water. The ones who avoid getting splashed in the face at all costs. The ones who tense up and flail their arms frantically in an attempt to swim. Most of these kids are already […]