When I was growing up, all I ever wanted to be was a mother.Not a veterinarian.Not an astronaut.Not a writer.I wanted to be a mother.That never changed. I grew up and met the most wonderful, giving man. We fell in love, got married, and waited to become parents.It didn't happen.AsRead More
Dear Friend,I was thinking of you today.I was wondering how you are feeling.Maybe you’re frightened. Maybe you feel as if your world has been turned upside-down. Maybe you think no one understands. Maybe you’re worried about money or becoming a mother or just getting through tomorrow.Maybe you’re afraid that ifRead More
As I was making my grocery list for the week, I was wondering whether we had any baking powder.I went to look in the pantry.I started hunting, and the next thing I knew I had emptied the pantry onto the kitchen floor.As I was working, I discovered that we hadRead More
In the flurry of activity in the 2012 Maryland legislative session, along with high-profile bills on same-sex marriage and the DREAM Act, our lawmakers passed a law that forced local jurisdictions to charge fees to remediate pollution in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. The fees on impervious surfaces – building roofs, parking lots, driveways, etc. that...Read More