This past weekend I had the privilege to be a part of the Expressing Motherhood--South Bay Showcase. Created by Lindsay Kavet and Jessica Cribbs in 2008, it's a stage show of writers, sharing or performing their pieces on motherhood. Any take is welcome. You will laugh, cry, be inspired, and be validated or encouraged as you listen to diverse stories that resonate somewhere within us all. I Continue Reading
The Gift of Brutal Honesty
What if, we gave our kids the gift of being brutally honest with us? I had this thought today. Maybe type up some questions or fill-in-the-blank sentences, wrap it up with a bow and stick it in their stockings. And hope they will take the time to answer. Candidly. Bravely. Boldly. Laced with love, not harshness. A few ideas: 1). I wish, MOM, that you Continue Reading
The Language of Summer
As we are now over the hump of summer, sliding sloooowly as possible toward the new school year, I hear myself saying the same phrases and sentences and requests to my children. Here are some things I say, and some you say. Some of them OVER and OVER and OVER again: 1). Close the door. The mosquitos are coming in. 2). Who let the dog outside? 3). Find your flip flops, everyone is Continue Reading
Just Drive She Said (A Guest Post)
I AM SHARING MY DEAR GIRLFRIEND, AND FELLOW BLOGGER, KRISTIN LOBENSTEIN'S PIECE TODAY BECAUSE I BELIEVE IT WILL RESONATE WITH YOU…RIGHT ABOUT NOW: THE POINT IN SUMMER WHERE YOU JUST MIGHT MAYYYYBE A LITTLE TIRED, FRAZZLED OR IN NEED OF HIDING IN YOUR CLOSET FOR A FEW MINUTES FROM YOUR DARLING BUT EVER SO PRESENT KIDDOS. JUST MAYBE THAT'S YOU. IF SO, READ ON DEAR MAMAS. Has this ever happened Continue Reading
When I Look At Him
Long, skinny limbs outstretched, mouth open, breathing loud. Not quite a snore. His own sounds. It was family movie night and of course, Ryan lasted half an hour before he was asleep. I just stop and stare sometimes. I drink in his innocence, his sweetness, my boy who’s both so polite and a pain in my heart. I think about his brain, all wired wrongly thanks to missing parts of Continue Reading
To My Daughter on Day 1 of Motherhood
Dear Kate, Congratulations, honey, on the birth of your first baby! This is what I wish someone would have said to me when I first pushed out little Luke. Take these words to heart. I love you and believe in you. 1). You can do this, and do this well, with grace, humor, and wisdom, and love….even if you doubt yourself a hundred million times, which you might. Which you will. You CAN do Continue Reading
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