I believe in bear hugs and belly laughs. I believe one look into my children’s eyes will always make the world seem brighter. I believe in ‘yes days’. I believe in ear-to-ear smiles, giggles that make my cheeks hurt, and friends I can’t live without. I believe writing is good for my soul. I believe good posture, drinking water and… View Post
The Beauty of Giving Even After The Holidays
They are at this perfect age, my small people. The magic of the holidays wrapped around them like a favorite blanket as we made Thanksgiving dinner together and I don’t think they have yet allowed it to slip from their shoulders. They have been wide-eyed and giddy for the past month. And it isn’t just the thought of ‘getting’ that… View Post
It Is Better To Give Than To Receive: Why You Should Give During the Holidays
In late November of 1995 I lay in bed, looking around my studio apartment, trying in the dark to pick out things I mght be able to sell. My $450 rent was due in a matter of days and I didn’t have it. I was working two jobs. I was temping during the day. I was cocktailing at night. I… View Post
Everything is Better with Holiday Cookies
She is experiencing anxiety. The kind of anxiety that comes from fear…. from loss. Dramatic, I know. But I’m the mom. It feels dramatic to me. My small girl was a champ when I traveled for for the better part of six weeks for the book tour. When Mom, Incorporated came out, she was one of my biggest fans. She… View Post
For The Love Of The Game And Albert Pujols
In my house baseball isn’t just a game. It isn’t a cliche: America and apple pie. It isn’t just some sport that starts in the Spring and ends in the Fall. It is moments and memories. It is math and physics. It is sportsmanship and teaching. It is the crack of the bat, the smell of the grass, the sea… View Post
My Greatest Sports Moment – A Daddy Diary
My 7-year old daughter (a smooth defensive infielder) approached the gates of Busch Stadium on October 27th and said to me, “Daddy, this feels different than the last Cardinal game we went to…There are a lot more people. I mean, a lot more people. And, they just seem to be acting differently. Why is that?” I responded with pride, “Delaney,… View Post
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