Say Uncle
![First Day of School](https://katrinawrites.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/first-day-of-school-1024x768.jpg)
Last week, I received a sweet email from a former colleague of mine. She and I met when I made my reluctant re-entry into the full-time work force just shy of a decade ago. I was the ketchup-splattered, sleep-deprived mother of four who was trying to reclaim her cobwebby corporate dreams. She was an energetic, […]
Things That Make Me Cry
![Mary Claire and Her Blue Eyes and Freckles at St. George Island](https://katrinawrites.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/mc-at-sgi.jpg)
All the things. Every. Single. Thing. I’m a crier — a messy, red-nosed, puffy-faced crier. I cry happy tears, sad tears, grateful tears, angry tears, scared tears, confused tears. I cry them all. Lately, though, I think I’m getting worse. Hormones? Age? Not giving two shits about crying in front of people? Maybe all of […]