The You You Were Meant to Be

In our family, discussion of the personal angst of the Disney princesses comes up occasionally: Why is my reflection someone I don’t know? Somehow I cannot hide who I am, though I’ve tried! If I were truly to be myself, I would break my family’s heart! Don’t get...
Lessons for the New Year in a BMB

Lessons for the New Year in a BMB

If you had taken me aside on December 31, 2016 and said: Hey, Deb! This time next year you’ll be living in an RV! I would have rolled my eyes and continued making cookies in my newly remodeled kitchen. Yet we awoke this New Year’s Day – and the...

Silent Birth

The Call My phone sounds at 9:44 p.m. on Saturday evening. It is the day after Valentine’s Day. The family was over the night before for an evening together. Our daughter-in-law, Jennifer, at 40 weeks, was having some back pain. A good sign. The first child for her...