She Called Me the "S-Word." If She Only Knew.
Worst of all, she called me the s-word: “Super Mom.”
What Do You Say to a Mom with Cancer?
A few weeks after I started writing my blog about tweens for Good Housekeeping.com, I found out I had cancer. My editors encouraged me to write about my experiences parenting with cancer once a week on my blog, “Good Grief: A Tale of Two Tweens.” The blog came to an end this past June, but […]
Tweet-Up with Me for Your Chance to Win a $90 Amazon Gift Card
I’m so happy about how it came out that I’m giving away the Amazon giftcard for $90.16
Reach Up and Touch the Sky
Okay so we didn’t have the best seats for the Springsteen concert at Giants Stadium last night, but it didn’t matter. He rocked the entire house for 3 1/2 hours. Besides, from our seats, you could almost touch the moon.
I Don't Miss the Playground.
We were passing by the community playground on Saturday when a dark thought hit me: I don’t miss that at all. It was so unexpected, it actually made me catch my breath.
5 Things I'd Ask God For
I’ve asked for a cure for cancer so often, perhaps it’s time to lower my expecations a bit. So last night, while I laid awake thinking about life and whether or not I remembered to buy milk at the supermarket, I came up with five simpler things I’d ask God for: Middle-aged insomnia should coincide […]
Give Me Chicken Pox and I'm Your Friend for Life
Paula and I had chicken pox together. And once you’ve had an itchy contagion during childhood, you are connected for life