Self-esteem, Writing January 18, 2016 January 18, 2016 Fumbling Around Together by Christie A few years ago, I wrote an essay about smashing windows. Not actual windows. But the figurative windows that distort the ways that I… TweetShare4Pin+1Share4 Shares
Photo Inspiration Challenge January 7, 2016 January 7, 2016 In Defense of Wandering by Christie “What am I doing?” I stand in the middle of the kitchen and ask this question aloud, even though there is no one… TweetShare110Pin+1Share110 Shares
Friends December 7, 2015 December 7, 2015 Dear Friend… by Christie Author’s Note: I have had a version of this post – originally an essay – on my computer for weeks. While I worked to… TweetShare108Pin+1Share108 Shares
Writing November 24, 2015 November 24, 2015 Gratitude, Giving, and a Giveaway by Christie We’re moving into the season of the two G’s — gratitude and giving — and I recently read two articles that, separately, talked about… TweetShare81Pin+1Share283 Shares
Children, Family November 23, 2015 November 23, 2015 A Mosaic of Shared Memories: The Story of a Well-Loved Crib by Christie I am not an overly sentimental person. Emotional? Yes. Dramatic. You bet. But sentimental? Not particularly. I didn’t keep a pregnancy journal. I don’t… TweetSharePin+1Share0 Shares
Children, Family November 18, 2015 November 18, 2015 Why I Don’t Regret Taking All Those Baby Photos by Christie I have a list of parenting regrets about a mile long. Wasting money on an expensive rocking chair and signing my three-year-old up for… TweetSharePin+1Share0 Shares