Lately, I look at you and catch my breath. How did we get from there to here? In 2006, you were a tiny 7pound bundle with notably perfect skin, a sweet-smelling head, and effervescent blue eyes. Now, you have blonde curls that frame your face, two missing front teeth, and long limbs that propel you […]
The clock said 4:09 when the explosives went off. This afternoon, in solidarity with other runners from around the country, I laced up my shoes and ran 4.09 miles. I ran for Martin, an 8-year-old boy who wanted people to stop hurting each other, who dreamed of world peace. I ran for Krystle, a 29-year-old […]
How to Help is a series of thoughtful and practical reader submissions. If you would like to submit a “How to Help” post for consideration, please contact me. This guest post is by Erin Adams. We look at each other. Tired eyes. Tremendous love and sorrow mingling together. We both somehow know it is time. We ring […]
"I'm scared," I murmur again, leaning over the cream bath tub, eyes closed. My lips are red. My hair is damp, curls against my forehead. My hazel eyes open momentarily, but the room is a haze - blurry wooden bedpost, blurry faces. The contraction comes and I grab hold of two hands - one is […]
"Four seems like a good number," he says to me. Glass of wine on the edge of the coffee table. The three girls are asleep and we're getting ready to watch a television show on his laptop. I kick and scream inside. I'm done. D-O-N-E. But my verbal response is sincere too, "Yes. Four seems […]
I am pleased to let you know that I have been selected as a member of the Global Team of 200. Here's a quote from my personal statement, which is being featured today (click on the link above to see the full transcript): "My goal is the same both on and offline: to love my […]