I sit there in my booth, book in hand, cup of tea steaming full of comfort on my table. My friend is delayed, so I savor the moments until she arrives. A little patch of alone time after a long day of marathon motherhood gives me the sigh my soul needs. I look up from my book whenever the ... Read More about The Secret to Developing a Lifetime of Love
Fly
My little son loves all things fantasy. He loves dragons and mermaids and elves and fairies. Especially fairies. Now, this all-boy child of mine is enamored with flying. He prays for God to give him wings and he says, "Mom, why doesn't God answer my prayer?" Oh how I wish I could answer those ... Read More about Fly
Laundry (a Poem)
Laundry. It piles up around us sometimes. Boys drop it on the floor instead of the bag ... "Put it in the bag, please, hun .." said over ten times in a morning ... till I'm weary of my own voice and weary of the piles of unfinished mothering and attempts to pour in all that is needed for a life in ... Read More about Laundry (a Poem)
When Growing Pains Get the Best of Me
I've got those growing pains again. The ones that wrap around my heart while you lay sleeping sweetly in your bed all half-boy, half-man and unaware. If only you knew the ache of a mother's heart for you -- the joy-giving, cliff-hanging moments of motherhood that catch me up and dare me to care ... Read More about When Growing Pains Get the Best of Me
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