We Need Love Now More Than Ever

My husband sent me a link this afternoon with news of the Boston Marathon bombing. I felt complete horror as the realization hit me that another senseless tragedy had stolen innocent lives. What was supposed to be a celebration of the drive and determination of thousands ended up being momentous for other reasons I’d rather […]

Love at First Sight

As I began working on my novel, I started to think about how my characters would feel about various concepts such as fate and love at first sight. It got me thinking about my own views on these topics. And I realized I wasn’t sure—I really hadn’t spent that much time pondering them before. My […]

It's too soon for the birds & the bees

A few weeks ago I was putting my five-year old daughter, Madison, to bed and she started asking me a series of questions. We ended up having a very pleasant and enlightening conversation that sparked a new bedtime tradition: the question game. It basically entails her getting to ask one question each weeknight and two […]