The first time, I was pregnant with our first. He stepped back from his law career to stay home with our kids. One year turned into 13. The second time, I’d just been fired. After 25 years climbing to Executive Vice President at Nordstrom, my time there was over. When your title disappears, you find out how much of your identity was attached to it. I was no longer “Loretta from Nordstrom.” No longer the breadwinner. To say I was rudderless is an understatement. Sam could have
