When my first child, Tom, was a baby I made sure the two of us got out of the house and went for a walk every day we could. Unless it was raining, snowing, or 10 below, I bundled him up and either put him in a front pack, or his carriage and we would walk the streets of our Queens neighborhood. Often we would stop to get a coffee, (for me, not him) or stop in the market, the … [Read more...]
A Season of Renewal
Wednesday was the first day back to school here in our little corner of the world. There were backpacks to fill with a year’s worth of school supplies, snacks to prepare, and forms to sign. I woke up extra early to make sure that everyone’s clothes were laid out and that the morning would go off without a hitch. Then I got busy with the real work of the day. My work. I … [Read more...]
