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Drive-By Writing: How I Write with Children
As a mom writer with young (high maintenance. So much maintenance) children, I’ve developed a finely-tuned, ninja-like ability to find space and time to squeeze in a few writing moments. I call it Drive-By Writing. Some examples of places I’ve frantically jotted down words: Soccer practice In the closet In the bathroom In the minivan…
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Swimming Lessons: What We Learned at a Special Olympics Swim Meet
I wrote this post four years ago when my oldest son, Daniel (age 8 at the time), participated in Special Olympics for the first time. Since then, he and our youngest son, Gideon, have participated with the Special Olympics swim team each year. Not only do they love it, but for us parents, it gives…
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Hurricane Harvey: Memories from One Year Ago
I wrote this blog post last year in the thick of Hurricane Harvey. On the first anniversary of this monumental storm, I thought I’d reshare it. Originally posted August 29th, 2017 *** Catastrophic Flood On the news yesterday, I heard someone ask a newscaster, “What’s bigger than a catastrophic flood?” “Bigger?” he said. “Biblical. Biblical…
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