The Ultimate Grown-Up

Cadence the Skipper, October, 2010 Father Knows BestLast fall we invited my daughter Elaine, our son-in-law Rob, and grandson Cadence to a cruise on our boat. We met at our marina and headed out into the wide Pacific, keeping an easy pace, as Elaine was eight months pregnant with Sawyer at the time. After we’d cruised […]


The Ultimate Grown-Up

Cadence the Skipper, October, 2010 Father Knows BestLast fall we invited my daughter Elaine, our son-in-law Rob, and grandson Cadence to a cruise on our boat. We met at our marina and headed out into the wide Pacific, keeping an easy pace, as Elaine was eight months pregnant with Sawyer at the time. After we’d cruised […]


The Ultimate Grown-Up

Cadence the Skipper, October, 2010 Father Knows BestLast fall we invited my daughter Elaine, our son-in-law Rob, and grandson Cadence to a cruise on our boat. We met at our marina and headed out into the wide Pacific, keeping an easy pace, as Elaine was eight months pregnant with Sawyer at the time. After we’d cruised […]


Following the Narrow Way

Rewarding View, Near Annapolis, California Hidden Rewards When my husband Rich and I planned a vacation for this winter, we intentionally chose a quiet, remote area. Rather than packing our days with attractions and activities, we wanted our vacation to serve as a quiet time together to relax and reconnect. We booked a cabin in […]


Distance Looms

Elaine and me on my Wedding Day, September 2007 Learning New Ways to Love In 2000, when my daughter Elaine was 18, she and three friends rented a house in Riverside, where they’d be attending college, about 90 miles from our home. On moving day kids and parents loaded cars and drove to Riverside. We […]