Category: Reflection

  • Time Collapsed

    “Where is it?” I muttered to myself as I looked around the attic, mentally checking each pile of boxes. I had uncovered my teaching files, the kids’ early pictures, Tae Kwon Do trophies, and even my wedding basket. But the one box I wanted wasn’t appearing in my visual scan. I knew it was there.…

  • Overcoming Exhaustion

    November is always a full month, and this year was particularly busy. I spent the first weekend with my son, the second weekend with my daughter, and this past weekend with my professional family at a conference in Denver. I’m currently reflecting on my last week from a hotel room in Virginia, where I’m waiting…

  • Imprints of Their Presence

    As I grabbed a basket of laundry, a few of my son’s clothes tossed on top, the tears threatened. They had been lingering just below the surface for over 48 hours. It was Tuesday morning, the last day of fall break for both my kids. The previous ten days had been filled with more emotion…

  • The Past, The Future, and Finding the Pot of Gold

    My husband and I started dating our first year in college, and for spring break that year, he took me to his family’s lake house in Vermont. It was a modest cabin not too far from Okemo mountain, and since “spring” break was still snowy season in Vermont, he took me skiing. I had only…

  • FillingTime

    18 years ago my TwinLife journey began, and now it’s time to start a new one. As we drove back home from dropping our daughter off at college, my husband and I made the decision to stop for dinner. “There’s nothing at home for us,” I said. He knew I meant both the quiet of…