To my sweet girl, You poured your heart into writing a play for your friends. You were absorbed for hours writing each line, each director’s note, each act, and each closing-curtain instruction. Your face beamed with joy as you read me each new scene. You radiated with the excitement of creating something—of bringing forth thought […]
parenting
A Mama Bear's Prayer
I tend to think of myself as fairly calm and reasonable. I am not prone to fly off the handle or overreact. EXCEPT when my kids are involved! Some button in me gets pushed the moment I perceive a threat (real or imagined) against my precious little darlings. And while the only one to usually […]
To my son the night before you become a teenager
I pause to watch you while you sleep just as I have done almost every night since you came into this world. The bed that once seemed to swallow you, now can barely contain you. I stand riveted to the side of your bed as flashes of your precious life flash before my eyes. The […]
May We SEE How You Provide (even when we don't know what we need)
Have you ever taken a drink, not realizing how thirsty you were, and then suddenly found the cup empty as you reach for more?