Stay in Your Lane

I remember being told numerous times as a child to “mind my own business.” I was, how shall we say,…

Wear the Coffee Pants

We squeezed in two international trips as an intact family before my husband died. I have memories of my oldest…

A New Season

When someone who you love dies, especially when that person was an integral part of your day-to-day life, something about…

Child of the World

Picture Source Growing up, I felt like I was caught in no-man’s land being half Palestinian (“Pal-a-what?” my classmates would say)…

To Be 19 Again

Recently I was thinking about young adulthood and had a few conversations about it. I guess I’ve been reflecting about…

26 Months

If it were a baby, he/she would be in preschool and potty trained by now. Talking, playing, becoming more independent.…