Lose the last 10 pounds. Organize the family photos. Make a recipe binder from all those loose scraps of paper. Get in bed every weeknight by 10 p.m. (so I can get up at 6 a.m. to exercise in order to lose the last 10 pounds … ). Blah, blah, blah. What do all […]
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Simple Truths About Kids… and Moms!
You know that poem, “The Little Girl”? There was a little girl And she had a little curl, Right in the middle of her forehead, When she was good, She was very, very good, And when she was bad she was horrid. Well, I have three boys and the last one fits this poem to […]
I Believe
I Believe. I Believe that the love of a truly Good Man is one of Life’s Greatest Miracles. I Believe that Specific Prayers bring Specific Answers. I Believe that doing Hard Things can make you Softer. In a good way. I Believe that there is nothing more pure than the love of a Child. I […]
If All Else Fails, Make Hair Follicles
When I was young and single, I would envision the family that I would have and the kind of mother I would be. I would create disciplinary strategies, structured schedules and be baffled (in a way only non-parents are) by mothers whose children seemed “out of control” whatsoever. I dreamt of the active, productive, creative […]
Good Enough
When I was eight years old, I started taking piano lessons from the same woman that had instructed my sister, four years my senior. My sister is a very gifted musician. At twelve years old, she demonstrated noticeable and noteworthy talent. It was obviously a gift–music would always be a part of her future. For […]
Margins
My husband had just finished working 14 consecutive days, and my four-year-old son was making repeated requests to go build sandcastles. I knew we were in need of some “margin”. Margin is “having breath left at the top of the staircase, money left at the end of the month, and sanity left at the end […]
L’arte d’arrangiarsi
“There’s (a) wonderful Italian expression: l’arte d’arrangiarsi – the art of making something out of nothing. The art of turning a few simple ingredients into a feast, or a few gathered friends into a festival. Anyone with a talent for happiness can do this…” Elizabeth Gilbert, Eat Pray Love. I once bought ‘idea cards’ listing […]
The Tale of Surly Hollow
I had sick children home last week. Fevers that turned into coughs, coughs that made me wonder if it was swine flu. (I’m already tired of worrying about this year’s flu season and it’s only October.) Luckily the fevers never got that high and the croupy coughs were the only residual sign of illness. Nevertheless, […]
Babies and Teenagers
When our small family was growing in size and we would announce that we were going to have a new baby, we would wonder if the kids would be glad. We were never disappointed in their reactions. They would all brighten and clap their hands in elation! As the children grew to their teen years and […]
Heavy to Light
Today was a heavy day. Not a bad day, a HEAVY day. A day when real-life stresses feel overwhelming and seem to physically weigh me down. A day when it seems like jobs are hard, money stinks, nothing is simple, and solutions seem far away or non-existent. Towards the end of the day, I was […]
Slow and Steady Wins the Race
I’m writing this at my kitchen table on a beautiful, perfect, peaceful, glorious day. After getting the kids smoothly off to school, I checked my emails, took a stroller walk with my toddler to get some exercise, and stopped at the library to play trains and pick up books. I know what we are having for dinner tonight. I […]
Together Time
It’s hard for a mom to catch a break during any point in her life. In the early years of parenting, constant demands are heaped on us from babies and young children who rely on us for their every need. There are months, oftentimes years, when a mom’s much needed sleep is interrupted by […]
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