When Noah accidentally promised someone he would fill in for them at work, not realizing the date fell on Mother’s Day, I told him it was no big deal.

“We can just celebrate the day before or the day after,” I said. But as the date neared, I came to realize how wrong I was. It was a big deal. Huge, even. My first real, official Mother’s Day. No adventure in my life thus far has been more spectacular. No love so profound. No challenge more great. READ THE FULL POST →