Hello All!

So I realized recently that I hadn’t updated the blog in a while. Then I checked and realized that “a while” was actually 18 months. Ooops. Time flies when you’re parenting small children. Or to put it another way - the days are really long but the months and years go by faster than you’d imagine.

The two biggest things, for our family, in the last year and half are…

Duckling #4 joined our family in January 2019. My wife and I were delighted to welcome another little girl into the family. We’ve all had time to adjust and it’s a joy to watch her interacting with the other ducklings and to see her little personality continue to develop and shine.

Of course, the other major thing which is impact all our families is the COVID-19 pandemic. We’re about 5 weeks into social distancing and Stay At Home orders in Virginia. Now that everyone is starting to find a new rhythm, I thought it would be good to revisit the blog.

I’ve mostly written about parenting on this site, but recently I’ve been asked to write not just about parenting but families in general as everyone tries to adjust to the widespread changes and stressors we’re now experiencing. So I’ll post on a broader array of topics for the time being.

This is a time of uncertainty but it is also a time to reevaluate how we relate to our children and to each other. Focus, prioritize, and keep hope alive.