Posts by Dara Kurtz
Have Faith
You can choose to have faith. We really have no control over our lives. We might think we do, but actually, we don’t. I know this is an unsettling thought, but it’s true. Allow me to spell it out for you. We have no control over our kids when they get behind the wheel of…
Read MoreA Walk In The Woods
Today, I took a long walk in the woods. It’s one of my all time favorite walks, but I haven’t done it in almost two years. Because I wasn’t able to do it. Until now, that is. Something about being in the woods, surrounded by trees and the sound of nature, makes me happy. When…
Read MoreBack To School
It’s been four weeks since my kids have gone back to school. Many of you have sent me an email, or messaged me on Facebook, asking about the post I wrote called, School’s Starting: A Letter To My Kids. I thought I’d bring you up to date on where we are now. By the way,…
Read MoreMake Memorable Moments
Learn to make memorable moments in everyday life. I spent a lot of time this past weekend with my family. We didn’t do anything spectacular, but the time we had together was stupendous. It was just a normal weekend, but our time together was anything but normal. We talked and laughed. We played games, and…
Read MoreA Rough Night
The other morning, my youngest daughter, Avi, came down to breakfast looking especially tired. Apparently, she’d had a rough night. Rough in a twelve-year-old girl kind of way. Zoe had spent the night at a friend’s house, and Jon and I had gone to bed with our two dogs, who always sleep in our room.…
Read MoreAll In The Name Of Love
It’s amazing what we do, all in the name of love. The other evening I saw a couple, in their sixties, dressed up in formal wear. The man was wearing a tuxedo, and the woman had on a long beautiful dress. They were obviously going to a fancy party, and looked very nice. “Don’t you…
Read MoreDivide and Conquer
Recently, Zoe and I attended a “back to school night.” Jon picked up Avi from her after school activity, and I was in charge of Zoe. If you have more than one child you understand the whole “divide and conquer” mentality. It’s how we get things done. I truly don’t know how single parents do…
Read MoreLife Is Uncertain
Life is uncertain. It is hard to believe that someone I just saw, on Saturday, passed away three days later. Just three days. At a party this past weekend, I saw an older gentleman from a distance. I didn’t speak with him, and I don’t know him. I do remember seeing him and thinking he…
Read MoreLive In The Moment
Don’t let the past poison your future. Whatever has happened, try to let it go, and live in the moment. We all have things in our past we aren’t proud of, don’t like, or wish had gone a different way. But here’s the thing: the past is over with. Done. Gone. It’s happened, and you…
Read MoreWeeknight Meals
I struggle with what to feed my family for dinner during the week. Weeknight meals aren’t my topic of choice. I don’t revel in trying to figure it out. If I’m being completely honest, I really don’t enjoy cooking whatever it is I’ve finally decided on making. At all. It’s painful. Yesterday, I was planning…
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