Shopping for jeans for my older son used to be easy. Every season he grew exactly one size bigger. I could walk into a store, choose the right size, and we were all set. Not so for a teenager. Here’s why… He has opinions. And if I choose it, it is automatically wrong. (This applies […]
My grandpa died recently. He was 92. He was born in 1928. He spent nearly his entire life on the same Central Montana ranch where he grew up. He was quiet and kind and wise. He had strong opinions but he usually kept them to himself. He changed my life forever when he said, “When […]
We talk a lot about empowering girls these days. They can do anything! They can be strong and assertive and smart! And they can! For generations, females have been put into a box that only fit a select few. The rest of us have been cramped, crammed, and stifled. Certainly it’s time to open the […]
Life is crazy good. My birthday was on Saturday. I slept in both days this weekend. My husband got up, made pancakes and eggs, brought me my smoothie, let me read and scroll social media. On Saturday morning he brought me an amazing card and placed it on the bedside table next to me. The […]
For eight and a half years I wrote a newspaper column that followed the adventures and misadventures of my family, as well as the musings and random thoughts of my complicated, simple mind. It was a study in contradictions, much like myself. Much like all of us. My column traced the years where I thought […]
