When our oldest went to college for the first time, she called me nearly every day. I was not mad about it. I was thankful for hearing her voice so I could really know how she was doing (text messages aren't so reliable). No matter how busy I was or what I was in the... Continue Reading →
And Then She Graduated
She did it! Our girl graduated from UNCG with honors and has already landed a job in her field. I am amazed (but not surprised) at these accomplishments. After spending years preparing my heart for sending her off to college, it is odd how quickly it seems to have happened and is over. (I realize... Continue Reading →
Happy Nest
It has been 3 months since we dropped our youngest off at college and entered the phase of the "Empty Nest." While I'm currently counting down to having both Elizabeth and Nick home for Thanksgiving (only 9 days!), I can't help but reflect on how well things are going. To this point, most of my... Continue Reading →
Puzzle Pieces
My edges hurt a little. This is my word picture for how I feel when I am together with people I love... and then not. This weekend was Fall Break and Elizabeth and Nick were home for a few days. All of us together in the nest! It was dreamy. I love how quickly we... Continue Reading →
Quite a Week
It is Sunday afternoon - a week ago, I wrote this: We have less than a week left before our youngest heads off to college. Nick has six more nights at home before he moves into his dorm room at UNC-Wilmington. Six. That's it. I decided at the beginning of his Senior year to cherish... Continue Reading →
Sunshowers
You've got to give a little, take a little, and let your poor heart break a little. That's the story of, that's the glory of love. You've got to laugh a little, cry a little, until the clouds roll by a little. That's the story of, that's the glory of love. These lyrics have been... Continue Reading →
On Counting Down
Remember The Count from Sesame Street? With his pointy muppet nose and the cape flung across his opposite shoulder? Well, if he was here in our house right now, he'd be having a blast. I can hear him... Five! Five days of school. Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah! Ha! That's all we have left right now. ... Continue Reading →
Happy February
February starts tomorrow and this year, I've got a plan. Over the past several years, I've had a growing awareness that I don't do so great at being me in February. It isn't anything serious, but I usually find myself resolving to "just get through it." Don't get me wrong; I know that there are... Continue Reading →
College Search 2.0
Here we go. Again. It is hard to believe that our family is walking down this path already, but journey has begun, and the search is on. Nick had a "go" at the SAT last weekend, and we have visited 2 college campuses thus far. Already, we have had more conversations about it than Nick... Continue Reading →
God Bless Pollyanna
"When you look for the bad, expecting it, you will get it. When you know you will find the good—you will get that…” - Eleanor H. Porter, Pollyanna In my growing up years, Summers were spent in North Truro, a small town on Cape Cod. In those days the Public Library was a tiny one-room... Continue Reading →
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