Clarity. Not like this blurry photo of me and Bill last night from New Year’s Eve. Oh no. Clarity in da brain. It happened. It’s like I took a trip overseas, climbed a mountain, did tai chi at sunrise and permanently altered my chemical infrastructure. And I’m on lots of meds. KNOW THIS. Something shifted towards …
Hi. It’s me. The mom with the three kids in the back of the church. You know, the one you keep looking for. The one that is distracting you from today’s message. I notice you turning your head. I notice your disapproving glare. I’m trying really hard to calm my one-year-old as I tend …
Every year, a month prior to Christmas, I always do a major purge. We HAVE to do this in order to get ready for all the new items that enter our home. We just cannot accommodate everything. It’s impossible with the amount of space we own. Living in New York is amazing – it’s all I’ve ever …
For Christmas this year, we gave the kids something very special. A poem. I asked them to read it together and out loud because I wanted to see the moment when they realized what they were getting. At the end of the poem, the kids learned that we are going to take a road …
We had the BEST Christmas Eve this year. Oh my goodness. I couldn’t have asked for a better night. Natalie joined the church choir a few months ago and sings every other week during Sunday mass. But this week was her big show. On Christmas Eve, her choir took their place on the alter and …
Oh my goodness — it’s happening. He’s growing up. NOOOOOOOOOOO!! Caleb is starting to talk. Sure, he’s been saying words for months and months. But now he’s forming sentences. “Mama …more milk.” Of course I’m excited for him. Elated even. He’s so smart. I know it must be frustrating for his mind to be so …