Category: My Daughter

  • What You Love

    What You Love

    When my daughter was 5 years old, our home looked picture perfect. A designer helped furnish and decorate the main rooms of the house and wanted to invite her photographer in. She thought they would win a contest. It was the saddest season of my life. The room was used when we entertained guests and…

  • Make it Beautiful

    Make it Beautiful

    When I walked into the house, she announced, “I made a mess.” I just looked at her, smiled, and followed her gaze to the hallway floor. It was covered in chalk. We have a large adhesive chalkboard on the pantry door. We use it to write down our schedules for one another. My daughter reached…