I sat and held his warm yet lifeless hand in mine. The harsh, liquid-like, rattle of his breathing echoed off the pale yellow walls of the living room. I didn’t want to look at him, but I couldn’t look away. This man, who once seemed larger than life, lay before me almost unrecognizable. Yellowish [...]
I'll be honest, it can be a challenge to parent a child who is fiercely independent, amazingly smart, and wildly curious. They have a very clear idea of what they want and often don't bother waiting for permission to get it. They act first, question everything, and have an unflinching trust in their own [...]
On Sunday, March 4, 2018, my Dad, Steven George Zanella passed away. In losing my father, I've experienced a lot of different emotions. It will take me quite a long time to unpack everything that has gone on, but what I do know is that it must be unpacked. Keeping things inside does not [...]
They say in order to really know if you understand something you should teach it to someone else. No place is this truer than in trying to raise children. Trying to explain to your children why they have to clean their room or do their homework rather than play video games or eat [...]
