What if my Son Kinda-Sorta Sucks at Sports?

“I LOVE basketball,” The Professor grandly announced from the confines of his car seat. “I want to basketball again, Mommy!  Not just at camp, okay?” This should be music to a sports-loving mama’s ears, right?  I was practically raised on the sidelines of my brothers’ soccer, football and hockey games – that is, when I…

Slave to my Stuff

I’ve been moved to tears seeing the devastation Hurricanes Harvey and Irma have caused in this country these last couple weeks, as I know so many of us have been.  The sheer numbers of people affected, homes lost, possessions destroyed and hearts shattered are staggering.  It’s impossible to look at the destruction without feeling compassion…