Letting Go: Watching My Fifth Child Head Off to College

Nineteen years ago, my oldest son Jacob and I traveled to South Korea to bring home a baby boy. He was just four months old, bundled up and wide-eyed, and the moment I held him, I knew my life had changed forever. Like each of my children, his arrival did not just fill a space […]

Age is just a number, but the experience is priceless

I truly believe that age is just a number. My husband recently celebrated his 60th birthday. We were fortunate to have been able to take a weekend away with some of our good friends and really enjoy some downtime. Because my husband is the first in our friend group to turn 60, there were plenty […]