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How do you describe motherhood? How do you translate all the emotions, joys, fears, hopes, and wonder into a neatly organized collection of words that convey some sense of the vast and intimate reality that is being a mom? It’s nearly impossible. Though we may walk in each other’s footsteps and even side-by-side, each of [...]
My daughter and I live in a three hundred year-old antique home that she once observed is probably held together with dirt. Not to disparage my domestic skills, but she may be right. The buildup of historical dirt between the wide pine floors may very well be a critical component of the building’s structural integrity. [...]
No matter whose mom you are, no matter where you live, no matter whether you did breast or bottle, co-sleeping or crying it out, disposable or cloth there are some truths about being mom that are universal. Each of us in on a unique journey, but some things are always and forever the same … [...]
I am mom, hear me roar. I am the matriarch, the task master, and the manager. I am the protector – mama bear in all her fierceness and courage. I am the healer of boo-boos, sickness, and hurt feelings. I am the one who answers the question “why” … even when I have to make [...]
My child is my second heartbeat, a sparkling piece of my own spirit who walks the world and creates her own light. My child is a magical dichotomy of sweetness and fire. Her mercurial moods reflect the molten state of her personality as it is formed right before my eyes. My child is an adventure, [...]
The start of summer heralds the end of children-sized eras. Whether they are graduating from preschool or college, this time of year is filled with goodbyes, celebrations, and the beginnings of new adventures. Children close the doors on small chapters of their lives and move on to the next Big Thing. Driving through the streets [...]
