…because then how could we compare them? How could our personal best teachers rise above and stand out as The Most Important if there is not also a least important? As August slipped into July and rushed forward, I found myself sitting in Back-to-School orientation yesterday. I mean, thank God for that. I am in the parent … Continue reading Teachers: They Can’t All Be Magnificent…
Photo by Ivan Aleksic on Unsplash Admittedly, life can sometimes be . . . a lot. Work at work, work at home, work in relationships, work on ourselves – lots and lots of work piles up into a mountain. And, though we may work all day long chipping away at that pile, somehow we wake … Continue reading Loophole
Photo by Mae Mu on Unsplash I return to you today to tell the story of The Waffle, which entered my life this past Wednesday, July 13, 2022. My son, who is almost six years old, is entertaining a phase of eating a snack before bedtime. He has embraced the ritual fully, not skipping any … Continue reading The Waffle
Photo by Omar Flores on Unsplash Two years, one month later . . . I returned to the office. Albeit a different office for a different job in a different state. Still! The cubicle, the computer, the office background noise – it’s nice to be back. Please note: I definitely did not want to go back to the … Continue reading At Long Last, I Returned to Work at the Office
Photo by Matt on Unsplash Season’s Greetings from California! I hope everyone had a lovely time with family and/or friends and that the pumpkin pie turned out okay. I’ve enjoyed myself thoroughly over the past week, though my pumpkin pie crust got burned. But that’s okay because the chocolate pie turned out great! All other … Continue reading Season’s Greetings from CA
Photo by Emery Meyer on Unsplash The week leading up to my son’s birthday is always a great time for me to reflect upon all of the things that I did . . . poorly. Mistakes I made, power struggles I bought into, hills I deemed worthy of climbing up and dying upon – each … Continue reading The Annual Party Guest
Spring's first blooms, 2020 Happy Mother’s Day to my amazing mother, Pam! As a young child I remember asking my mom how she knew so much about so much, intuitively knowing that she possessed this great, vast knowledge of how to live life and get things done well. Her response was that I would learn … Continue reading Happy Mother’s Day: A Journal Entry
Camped out at the makeshift, work-from-home desk! My son’s daycare has been closed for the past ten weeks. My husband and I are both considered “essential workers.” Yes, it’s been quite the at-home adventure. In general, I feel very confused about the unfairness in which life sits. In the process of social distancing, some parents … Continue reading Ten Weeks of Togetherness
My son, I will not fight you anymore. You, in and of yourself, I will not fight. You do not know what you want from one second to another and that’s okay. I will no longer force you into choosing. As your mother, I will not try to control you any longer or bend your … Continue reading At Breakfast Time
Three years of: love, growth, strength, and perspective. We are blessed to have had these days together, to be in one another’s life, and to know each other deeply while, at the same time, uncovering just a little bit more of each other every day. Driving home, I realized that the past three years haven’t … Continue reading On His Third Birthday
The Honest Journey 