As you may have read below, last week I traveled with Noah to Song Leader Boot Camp in St. Louis. While planning for the trip, Dave and I first floated the idea of Noah flying out alone and meeting his good friend Eitan there. While we were prepared to consider this arrangement, I was secretly [...]
As you read this post, I am cooling my heels with very little to do in a three star hotel outside of St. Louis, MO. The view from my room is above. It’s sunset. I traveled here on Sunday for a single reason: To ensure that Noah would be able to flip a girl over [...]
When the boys were little, I was blissfully ignorant of the teenage challenges that awaited me. Or perhaps I was vaguely aware, but too consumed with the immediate, pressing issues of the day to fret over what might be down the road and around the bend. And then suddenly, I’m turning this parenting corner and [...]
Thump. Thump. Thumpthumpthumpthumpitythump. Thumpthumpthump. Thump. Snort. The sound started about six weeks ago in our house, and has been constant background music for us ever since. If you could call it “music.” Which no one could – especially me who has been suffering alongside our itchy dog day and night. The poor thing began scratching [...]
