by Kate | Apr 29, 2020 | Family
This is day 50 of social isolation for us. The number doesn’t sound as high as it felt when I was counting the days on the calendar. The past few days I’ve been searching for joy. I thought I was looking really hard. I thought I was searching every under...
by Kate | Apr 15, 2020 | Family
The dress was hanging in the closet, begging to be worn by the sassiest five year old I’ve ever known. The date for the ballet recital came and went on the calendar. I know I am probably the only one that noticed, but I just had to see her dance in the...
by Kate | Apr 12, 2020 | Family
I think during the quarantine (or social distancing or social isolation or whatever we have agreed to call it), we all have a day that we feel especially disappointed. Today I was supposed to wake up in The Woodlands, Texas. I was to stand as a sponsor for my parents...
by Kate | Apr 11, 2020 | Family
This may have been the sweetest birthday in the history of all birthdays. I love a good birthday. I blame my mom. She always made the most amazing meal, the sweetest cake, and we usually had some amazing outing. I’m not the kind of mom that is great at cute...
by Kate | Apr 5, 2020 | Family
It has been difficult to write something pleasant or cheerful. For a few days, I felt guilty being hemmed in by laughing children and the beautiful desert spring. I feel strange that I can take a deep breath knowing others are suffering. But my position as a wife and...
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