Today is our 15th anniversary. In those fifteen years, our love has changed many times over.

Love, after all, is not a fixed concept. It bends and adapts and grows to meet the changes in our lives, in our relationship.

And I think that’s where some people get derailed. Those who expect love to be the same at the beginning of a relationship as it is in the middle or at the end are doomed to disappointment and resentment.

Love evolves. But the trick is to appreciate what it has become, not to compare it to its earlier incarnation. Read more...

Some days I am scared of everything. Car accidents and killer bees and diseases I diagnose myself with while on the internet and whether I am raising my kids to be good human beings or psychopaths. Some days I am fearless, flying by the seat of my pants with the invincibility only a teenager can have.

Some days I am confident about my choices, my self-image, my purpose in this world. Some days I am filled with all the doubt and insecurity of a hormonal middle schooler.

Some days I am the life of the party. Some days I want to stay in my pajamas and hide in my bed. Read more...