Why do you think you’re not up to this?
As the reality of the pandemic started to become clear, I faded in and out of disbelief and primal fear. The mundane details of any given...
Warrior Training for the Unsure Moments without Grown-Ups
There are going to be times when the grown-ups aren't there. When there's no obvious game or activity or rules. Like when you walk up...
Passing the Torch: Gun Control and Beyond
It’s one of those moments every parent must face at one point or another. You send them out into the world and hope your messages got throug
Raising Kids for a Lifetime of Service
"...as a lifetime humanitarian, whose pinnacle career moment was outside a pit latrine in a refugee camp in Rwanda, I hope for more fro
First Day of School Haze Rituals
Dropped off the kids for first day of school and found myself teary eyed once again. We did it with the same rituals we always do. Last...
Learning to use the Force
I must’ve been about ten when I first tried to use “the Force”. I stood in my backyard with focused determination and tried to lift...
Letting the Village Raise your Child
Most of us understand the importance of social support when it comes to raising children. Ah - to be one of those families that has a...
Makings of a Princess Warrior: A little girl's journey from Kenya to New York
For two years living in Kenya, Ruby’s world was not so much about friendship. At the young age of four, she went on a school bus with no...
