It’s been a really hard week. I’m not comparing to others’ personal plights, I’ve just had a few of my own. The week has been a stifling one – sick in bed, alone in the farmhouse, and all of that solitude has afforded me much too much time to think.  Whereas the

I can’t think of a better way to celebrate our 700th post on In a DC Minute than with this one – 700 posts? Really?? So. Many. Words. And even more memories…. I’m going to blame it on being sick and back to work, this tardy recap of our first holiday season

I’m terrified to write this post. Less than a month ago, I had one of the most powerful moments of my adult life with this man, a moment that I knew would be one of the stories I would tell for years to come. I wrote a post that I felt would