Watching a granddaughter grow is a bit like watching a favorite book unfold, except you never know what the next chapter holds. You remember the day she was born—how impossibly small she was, and how suddenly your heart expanded to fit a whole new kind of love. Now, as her special day approaches, finding the … Read more
I woke up this morning, stretched, and did what most of us do: I checked my phone. Among the deluge of emails and notifications, a little calendar alert popped up. It wasn’t my birthday, but it was the birthday of a friend I hadn’t seen since college. It made me wonder, as I sat there … Read more
I remember sitting at the kitchen table when I was about eight years old, staring at a massive wall calendar with a red marker in my hand. Every morning, before even pouring my cereal, I’d make a giant “X” over the previous date. The question on my mind was constant: how many days until my … Read more