I recently had the privilege of being the guest speaker at a Texas A&M Aggie Mom’s Club meeting. Even though I’m an Aggie, and a mom, I’m technically not a “mom of an Aggie”, so I’d never been to a meeting before. But since it was September, I imagined a room full of moms whose kid’s had recently left for college, similar to our “Life after Launch” group, and adapted my campus map talk to reach out to those who might have felt a little lost. I actually had a moment of panic

Road signs, banners, and energetic coeds shouting “You’re with us!” directed our steps and welcomed our daughter as she first set foot onto her college campus. The next few days were all about game-day traditions, activity fairs, and introductions. Student leaders and organized events helped our daughter transition into an exciting new phase of life she knew nothing about, because no matter how much she had anticipated and planned, she had never lived it. But what about us

My friends, my oldest child got her learner’s license today. They gave my tiny baby girl a license to drive. I cannot believe this! As she was sitting there filling out her paperwork and signing her temporary permit, all I could think was “What are you people thinking?!? You are giving a baby a license to drive heavy machinery!” I know, I know. These are rites of passage. Moments when we are hit in the face with the reality that our children are growing. They are sprin

I’ve never been a fan of the term “reinventing myself”. Sure - I get the meaning – but it sounds so contrived and spontaneous, sort of like waking up one morning and deciding “Hey, I think I’ll be a surgeon today” or going into the witness protection program. What I do believe in, however, is that life sometimes reinvents us. A common thread that runs through everything we do for years one day presents itself as a well-worn garment. Once recognized, pursuing it is authent