• I stared at the improbable pile of drinks. Dr. Pepper, Root Beer, Bubly, Polar, Ice–more drinks than John and I could consume in a year. [...]

  Is There Ever Enough?

  September 3, 2020
•   26 years apart, Debbie and Mason celebrate their birthdays the same day. Debbie is no newcomer to birthday cake and candles. Her nieces [...]

  Let ‘Em All Eat Cake

  April 11, 2019
• I’d just finished up one meeting and was heading into another. I was dragging, struggling to focus. Limp and overwhelmed, like an [...]

  So You Think It’s Worth It?

  September 13, 2018
•   I just about dropped my drawers when I looked at the calendar and realized it’s only two months till Christmas. I know I’m [...]

  Is It Possible To Have It All?

  October 26, 2017

• “She’s mooching again.” Debbie held a donut over her head. We have an extremely unhealthy habit here on weekends. We buy [...]

  But I Really Want It–Now!

  July 3, 2017