Firstborn-son-love + Trip to NYC = UH-mazingness. I highly recommend one-on-one trips with your kids. Even if it is one night, down the street from your home. There is nothing replaceable about that special-special time with ONE kid. Even if you have only one son or daughter, the going away together part with all mom's attention ON, is priceless. It moves mountains in their hearts. Memories that Continue Reading
Expressing Motherhood Piece
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
Pure
There is something pure about running in the rain. The combination of inhaling nature and fighting nature at the same time is powerful. And…Not to mention feeling all badassery because you are running despite darkness, wetness, coldness. I find this to be true in many aspects of life. In mothering, we find moments of unforgettable beauty like when you see your baby for THE VERY FIRST Continue Reading
Let’s Not Drink the Parenting-A-Teenager-Is-Awful Kool-Aid
It’s the weekend before turning in Freshman Class Schedule for our son, Luke. Parent Orientation was a few days ago. My firstborn is going to HIGH SCHOOL. Crazy soon. How could that be??? I still remember everything about high school. More than I even want to remember. I can time travel back in an instant when I listen to my beloved 80’s music. I remember my first real kiss on the dance Continue Reading
Thirteen
Inhaler of newborn smells His milestone is my milestone. He is 13 today. My firstborn love. Luke Christopher. He is the one who ushered me into the joy and chaos of Motherhood. The uber-special-mother-son bond began after an uneventful labor and one and a half hours of pushing through and pushing out. At 10:50 a.m. on a Tuesday morning he was given to me. I will NEVER EVER forget Continue Reading