I sit on the bench outside of my daughter’s nursery school classroom, patiently waiting for dismissal. The other moms and I make small talk and I check my iPhone. When the door opens, my daughter comes bolting out of the classroom with an enormous smile on her face. She is flushed from being outside in… [Read More]
Archives for September 2015
This is Good
I beg my pajama-wearing daughter to get dressed. We have twenty minutes to get to our playdate and she has not had breakfast yet. I open up her closet and tell her to just pick something to wear. After much debate, she grabs a pink and gray dress off the hanger. I try to help… [Read More]
The Sparkling Sea
“It’s so sparkly,” my daughter exclaims while pointing at the ocean through the open blinds of her room. I nod while peering out the window. She is right – the reflection of the morning sun creates a sparkle effect on the top layer of the water. It is stunning and contrasts against the deep blue… [Read More]