The Penultimate Goodbye
The senior year of high school is filled with a series of "lasts." Throughout this school year, Natalie has noted "This will be the last time that I..." It began…
The One Great Thing
In addition to all the discombobulation of the household this past week we were also anticipating something very, very special. During the past two years of religious education classes at…
A Tumultuous Transformation
For the past week, the main area of our house has been overtaken by tumult. We have been trying to figure out what holds the highest priority for our remaining…
An Enchanted Evening
Tonight Natalie went to her Senior Prom with her squad of friends, and, as we did last year, we went a little early to take photos of them all in…
The Last Year of My Fifth Decade
I haven't done the math, but according to my memory, it has been rare for my birthday to coincide with Easter Sunday, so this was an extra special birthday indeed!…
Poetry, by Nettie
My children are writers. I like to think I had something to do with starting them down that path... Although I haven't done anything with creative writing in ages, today…