I’m a slow learner. For the past year (at least) a big running theme on my blog has been the art of not sweating the small stuff. Living in the moment. Appreciating the calm amidst the chaos. Letting go. And I get it, and I understand it, and I feel it…. but I still find …
Monthly Archive: February 2012
Feb 22
Four Awesome Things
Four years ago today (four years!) my life was forever changed for the better yet again, when I was blessed to become a mom to a little girl for the very first time. Tegan has brought so very much to our family, and our lives, and I couldn’t imagine this world without her. Here are …
Feb 21
Dreadlocks: How, When, and WHY
As most of you know, a few days after my 38th birthday, I decided that I was going to fulfill a very long-held wish and dread my hair. A faithful friend came over and spent six hours carefully sectioning, backcombing, and keeping me company while we watched three whole chick flicks in a row. Unfortunately, …
Feb 19
15 Awesome Things
Fifteen years ago from right now, I was in labor. Just a couple of hours away from meeting my five pound, eleven ounce oh-so-breathtakingly handsome and hairy first child. In honor of each and every one of the last fifteen years, I give you fifteen things that make Spencer one of the coolest people I …
Feb 17
Where my book begins
Feel the rain on your skin No one else can feel it for you Only you can let it in No one else, no one else Can speak the words on your lips Drench yourself in words unspoken Live your life with arms wide open Today is where your book begins The rest is …
Feb 14
When is it okay to “judge”?
Judgment. It’s a word I’ve seen so many times over the past few days, it has lost all meaning. “Who are you to judge?” “Well aren’t we judgmental” “It is not our place to judge….” My blog post about Tommy Jordan has the distinction of being the post that garnered the most comments I’ve gotten …
Feb 10
Not my idea of a hero
So by now, you’ve seen the video. It’s gone viral …. nearly 3 million views on my last check. A father, angered by his daughter’s rant about him on her Facebook page, video-taped himself berating her, laying out her punishment, and ultimately taking his gun and shooting nine bullets through her laptop. I don’t …
Feb 06
The woman at the park
There was an incident at the park the other day. I witnessed, and ultimately tried to stop, a sad display of hatred towards children. I have written about unkindness I’ve seen in public before. Two I can think of right off the bat were Natalie’s mother, and the old man at the grocery …
Feb 05
My Mom, by Spencer
So, this further confirms that my life very much revolves around food… specifically chocolate, and cupcakes. And caramel. And it makes me sad when… oh just read. I LOVE these kids. 1. What is something mom always says to do? Make coffee. 2. What makes mom happy? That’s easy. Caramel. Chocolate. …
Feb 04
My Mom, by Paxton
1. What is something mom always says to do? Do the dishes 2. What makes mom happy? Everything 3. What makes mom sad? Nothing 4. How does your mom make you laugh? By saying something funny 5. What was your mom like as a child? As wonderful and marvelous and …
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