My husband took up rowing after our daughter joined the crew team at Georgetown University. Her team was really good, and they took the silver medal for lightweight women rowers at the 2006 Intercollegiate Rowing Association National Championship regatta her junior year. Her success at rowing spurred him on, and […]
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My Daughter, the Athlete
My daughter has always been a focused individual. I’ve described before her intense effort at learning to walk. Another example of her concentration has been her dedication to fitness and sports throughout her life. She grew up with a big brother who loved sports. He played T-ball, then basketball, and […]
Continue readingFalling In—Two Tales from Chesapeake Bay (or thereabouts)
I’ve written before about spring vacations our family took when our kids were small—how I struggled to find a church in which to celebrate Easter and how I had to hide the Easter candy from my children. One memorable trip over Easter was a week in Virginia when the children […]
Continue readingWhat a Difference a Year Makes!
A year ago I was suffering from the worst stomach flu I’d had in a decade. And within days, my daughter would break her leg skiing, requiring me to leave my sick bed and fly to Vancouver, British Columbia, to care for her. Plus, my mother had just moved out […]
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