Last week I woke up to the devastating news that Michael, the younger brother of one of my closest childhood friends, had passed away. His death was completely unexpected and all the more tragic because he was literally ripped from this world. He leaves behind his loving parents, his sister, his brother-in-law, young nieces, and […]
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Southern Snow
This week we had our first (and last?) snow flurries in Atlanta. I was walking down the hallway to visit a teacher when I saw one, two, then 10 kids running by, throwing on their coats as they ran. Once they’d seen snow flurries outside their classroom window the teacher’s lesson plan was put on […]
Waking up with “wow”
Today our little guy (15 months) woke up around 5am as he typically does. And the first word that we heard echoing through the speaker of the baby monitor was, “Wow!” What if we all woke up with “wow” on our lips and in our hearts? The memory and the thought of it has kept […]
Trendy Breakfast Spots
They don’t open until your kids have been awake and kicking for 3 hours. They make you wait outside in the cold. They don’t know how to seat parties correctly. The service stinks. The music is too loud and a bit too eclectic. When the wait staff stands next to one another their arms look […]