Tag Archive: mothering

The Gloves Are Coming Off And It’s Going To Be Fine

I wrote this several months ago on my phone and I found it today as I was cleaning up some old notes. I remember that day vividly. As I sat, crumpled on the… Continue reading

Little Cars Make Me Crazy In Love

Walking into our hall bathroom tonight as I did my last round of mom pick-up throughout the house before calling it a night. Trying to remove the sticky fingerprints on the fridge, recalling… Continue reading

The Day You Gave Me

Thank you for bringing me here. Into this life of mine, my little universe that means everything to me. When I was little, my sister used to joke that I was adopted. I… Continue reading

I didn’t want a girl.

Is her head really that big? That was my first thought when I saw her. After three sons, there came waltzing in, ok, maybe it was more like charging in; our sweet beautiful girl,… Continue reading

It Came Upon a Midnight Clear..

Christmas eve’s eve. Here we are again. Togetherness. A time to set aside the hustle and bustle, the school and work schedules, and just be. As I sit here on this eve of… Continue reading