A small group of children, all cousins, stood on a driveway in the forest-covered hills of central PA, giddy, waiting. Every year, for the last 13 years, our extended family has gone away together for …
Regarding Summer, Book Releases, and this Tech Journey We’re On with Our Kids
This summer has been a whirlwind. During the last ten weeks we’ve only been home for ten days. It’s been wonderful, all this time spent with extended family, but I’m feeling untethered, a little …
A Solution to Mid-Summer Boredom
It's that time of year. The days are long and hot. The children are getting restless. Everyone is looking for something to do. Look no further. I'm creating a four-part video series on how to …
What I Learned as a Child in my Back Country Church
When I was a child, my family attended a church in the wooded hills that line Lancaster and Chester counties in central Pennsylvania. I haven’t been there for 25 years, but I could still tell you the …
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Why Do We Keep Building Our Castles in the Sand?
June 11th, 2018 We are in Florida. I work on a few writing projects during the day, including my current manuscript, and Maile tries to find something to do with the kids when the sun is at its …
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Finding My Courage
The hotel room is dark. Maile is asleep in the bed beside me. A short line of white light shines under the door on the other side of the room. The yellow street lights glow between the blinds. The air …