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Listen to the Truth Tellers
From the time the girls were very little we have told them the truth. So much so that some people may have questioned our parenting decisions. From birth to death and everything in between, if the...
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A Small Way to Support Indie Bookstores
I opened my email about an hour ago and noticed a trend. Small businesses and charities are running out of money. I read two emails back to back- one from Page 1 Books, an independent bookstore that I...
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Can We Feel Gratitude and Grief?
Yesterday, an old friend (in time not age) shared a clip from Glennon Doyle’s instagram page. We are huge fans of Glennon Doyle and her wife Abby Wambach in our house but had somehow missed this...
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Happy 14th Birthday Katherine!
Dear Katherine, The other day you pointed out that the even numbered birthdays sound older than the odd ones. Maybe that’s why I can’t quite figure out how you are turning fourteen? I’ve always hoped...
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Yellow Striped Sneakers
I have finally started to jot down notes- articles to go back to, books to read, things I want to remember long enough to write about them. My memory for detail has always wavered but during this time...
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Be A Squirrel
I’m pretty sure there aren’t any inspirational quotes that read “Be a squirrel!” but I think there should be. This week, a friend told a story that led me to re-read one of our favorite picture books...
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To Be Brave Is To Be Cautious
“The brave do not live forever but the cautious do not live at all.” -Princess Diaries This quote, while written before Covid-19, feels like a question perfectly designed for the debate that rages...
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The Governor’s Group Chat
“Do you think they have a group chat called ‘the Tri-State Governors Squad?” Caroline asked while discussing how the New York, New Jersey and Connecticut governors are making decisions together...
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One Hundred Thousand Lives
By now, I would guess that most people have seen images of today’s New York Times. The cover features 1,000 names, a mere percentage of the people our country has lost to Covid-19. We live in Bergen...
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Happy 17th Birthday Caroline!
I am so incredibly proud of you. I don’t really say this to you often enough do I? You know why? Cause it seems so obvious that I would be proud of you, that I think I forget it is still super...
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