What I miss most about a full nest is the kitchen door swinging open mid-afternoon followed by that familiar seagull call, “Mom, Mom” floating through the house and settling around me. When our kids were Read more »
Posts Tagged ‘Transition’
The Fullness of an Empty Nest
(posted by Jeanne on 8-29-2012)
Tags: College Kids, Empty-Nesting, Self-Care, Transition
Posted in On Parenting | 8 Comments »
The Good Neighbor
(posted by Jeanne on 6-14-2011)
Last week I drove away from our family home for the last time and waved to its newest little resident standing at the edge of the driveway. I said a little prayer that the house and neighborhood would nurture her the way it had us… with a warm embrace. Through the rearview mirror, I watched the sun set on our children’s childhoods. I pulled over to take a longer look at the little neighborhood that for so many years surrounded our family with a big offering of love. Read more »
Tags: Kindness, Transition
Posted in On Life, ZipTalk... from Our Open Table | 20 Comments »
Go To Your Room… A Case For Staging
(posted by Jeanne on 2-10-2011)
Go to your room, make your bed and pick up that wet towel. I recently remembered that unsolicited advice from my mother as I prepared to put our house on the market. The thought of strangers peeking in every corner sent me into a domestic tail spin. I did things to impress strangers that I’d never done to impress myself or my family.
When our realtor offered to send professional “Stagers,” I not only agreed but Read more »
Tags: Transition
Posted in Angels on the ZipLine | 7 Comments »
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