• Family

    Being an Aunt

    Once a year my extended family gets together for a week-long vacation together. There are nearly thirty of us, and more than half are โ€œthe kids,โ€ ranging in age between one and twenty-two. It is always fascinating to watch them…

  • Family

    Letting Go

    This month my daughter Callie will start her freshman year at Mississippi College. In June we spent a couple of days at Orientation, where they wisely separated the incoming freshmen from their parents. The students got to attend sessions on…

  • Family

    Setting Sail

    This month my firstborn child will graduate from high school, and, as all parents of seniors, I am wondering how we got here so quickly. In lieu of sadness, though, we are choosing to celebrate Callieโ€™s graduation, so she and…

  • Family

    Purging

    Every once in a while, I get the urge to purge. I start feeling overwhelmed by all the clutter and excess of stuff in our home, and the longing to pare down overtakes me. Some things are easy to get…

  • Family

    IDK

    I told my husband that what I really needed to put in place of my column this month is a big question mark. Because it seems that the older I get and the longer I parent, the more I feel…