• What parents see at college drop off
    Life

    Time to Say Goodbye

    It is that time of year again here in Arizona. College students are headed back to campus.  Schools here seem to start a bit earlier than colleges in other parts of the country. I still vividly recall the bereft feeling…

  • Boat adrift
    Life

    Finding Meaning in the Days

    After ending a career it is common to feel adrift.  The structure of days when working for an employer is generally pretty regimented. You are expected to show up at a certain time, work for a certain amount of hours, accomplish…

  • Empty Nest
    Life

    Our Nest is Empty

      The days are long but the years are short is a quote about parenthood that didn’t mean much to me when my kids were toddlers and honestly, some days it made me angry. Because, to be honest, some days…