Victor
We lost our sweet little buddy Victor this morning. His mom was holding him and he was looking into his dad’s eyes. We hold his family in our hearts and ask for your thoughts and prayers for them. No more words. Advertisements
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Our Buddy Victor
Victor before he got cancer I could start this article with 1,000 platitudes. Life is short. You never know what tomorrow holds. Hug your kids. A disease is only rare until it hits your family. And so many more. But I won’t. I will start this article with the truth. Victor is our buddy. […]
The Part of Mothering That I’m Good At
These past few months have not been my favorites. I’ll be honest; it has been a bit of a rough ride. Suddenly, the entrance of my youngest into kindergarten has hit me like a brick. The days that used to feel like gifts are beginning to feel lonely. It is a new phase, and the […]
Someday Has Arrived
It is Saturday morning. I am sitting here with a mug of coffee. I woke up this morning the old fashioned way: on my own. No one yelled for me, cried, came and crawled in next to me or kicked me. No alarm clocked yanked me out of my reverie. I just opened my eyes […]
My Visit to The Pink Aisle
I walked into the toy store with my chest puffed and a proud smile on my face. I was there to buy a mermaid for my son. Yes, my 5-year-old son wanted a mermaid for Christmas. I found a worker and crowed to her about what I needed the way that other moms brag about […]
The Great Pretender
I sat at the dinner table the other night, looking at my wonderful husband and my two smiling, chatty boys, and I realized something very important: I didn’t care at all about what anyone at that table was talking about. Truly. I could not care less. But I smiled and nodded as I slowly shut down […]
Not All Heroes Wear Uniforms
This is a story I wrote many years ago. It happened to me when the war in Iraq was in full force and so many of our service men and women were serving multiple tours there. At the time, I didn’t have a blog or a way to publish it. I just wrote it quietly […]
Let Them Eat Candy!
Ahhh…it’s fall. Leaves are crunchy. Rain is tapping on my roof and apple crisp is baking in my oven. As a human being with a pulse, I notice the onslaught of pumpkin themed products. As a mother, I notice the annual barrage of articles about how to give away your kid’s Halloween […]
What Love Really Looks Like: A Man and a Woman on a Wednesday Night
When you are young and you begin a life with someone, you have absolutely no idea what you are really doing. I remember people with wrinkles and gray hair talk about “love” and “commitment” and “lifetimes” at my wedding but to me it was mostly a low buzz compared to the joyous shouting my young […]
An Empty Bladder and a Full Tank of Gas
Being a good parent sometimes requires a bit of trickery. I’m not just talking about Santa or the Tooth Fairy. I’m talking about strategizing. I have learned that scheming is a helpful skill to add to my bag of tricks. Sometimes, you need to outsmart these little whippersnappers by any means necessary. This past week, […]
