It was a life jolt, one of the few experiences I can point to as a Game Changer. It rattled me then and it rattles me still, affecting all of the months and years in between. Out of the country for…
The alarm clock rings. Feet shuffle and your day begins. Serve. Hustle. Grind. The alarm clock is set again. You lean into your pillow, exhausted by the day. Anybody? Once upon a time, I h…
As parents of the 21 Century, Busy gets all up in our business. Like a nosy great-aunt. Slipping into survival mode is what saves us stout-hearted parents. We are smart that way. What sends one …
Did you know the word tweenager is a smash up of the words between and teenager? These kids of ours are stuck somewhere between teenagers and little kidhood. (If they can invent words, then who's t…
The racial injustices that have hit our nation in wave upon wave feel weighty. We cringe at the latest videos of police brutality and vigilantes murdering a black man. We shed tears, we say prayers, a…
When you are invited to a friends' house in China, you will be well taken care of. When you say your good-byes and head home, be prepared for your host to walk you to your bike or your bus stop. So…