When I took the above photo I said, "Let me take a photo! You're going to want to remember this day forever!" He replied, "Yeah, cuz it's the best day of my whole life!" It is so true that our children's joy is our joy. Still soaking it...
The question underneath every other question.
It's possible that one of the few places I've found, where love feels so pure, is the love for those boys. The little ones with the big ocean eyes and long, thick lashes. The ones with yogurt smeared on their sleeve, denim torn at the...
Dear Nico.
Dear Nico, You can have anything you want. Love, Mama
The acorn and the oak.
When I look at Ben these days, especially with a guitar in hand, I am reminded of the acorn and the oak. That there is a little seed in all of us with so much possibility. These photos feel like a window into some possible future... one...
Life is bright again.
I've been mulling this post over for a while now. How do I sing the praises of Zoloft without sounding like a nut? But to be really honest, those little blue pills are rocking my world. Maybe even saving my life. It started off slow when...
One good reason to meditate.
I meditated yesterday. Finally, after years of resisting it, thinking I don't have time or just plain forgetting, I did it. I don't know what made yesterday the right day to begin but I found myself seated in the sun on the hardwood floor...
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