We were raised right! Or, left? Ok, correctly!

I must say, I had an excellent example in you, my dear mom! Your ability to handle anything with grace and humor has shown me how to ride out the highs and lows.

great country. I think of stressed out 8-year-old me and she seems like all of us now. So much chaos to our standard norms, so much confusion over the rules of life, so much desire to return to the normal routine. I wish I had more grace for her and I hope you’re having grace for you, too. 4/4

It’s been a joke throughout the following 43 years of my life. But, this year. This year is the 250th anniversary of the mythical ride of Paul Revere (though there’s much controversy over the facts) and we find ourselves in a very stressful state as citizens and would-be citizens of this once 3/4

of traveling began manifesting in me as a terrible stomachache. It started mildly but became worse and worse as we neared Boston. On the day we were to visit the famous church, the pain became unbearable and prevented any of us from visiting the famous landmark. 2/4

Thank you for sharing so we can get these lessons to those who need them!

This is too perfect. My mom always says, “This too shall pass!” In fact, my daughter has it tattooed on her shoulder as a reminder. Maybe she needs to get the tat updated!