She disappeared into the bathroom; a thin, stunning, maybe eighteen-year-old girl. Her boyfriend waited in the lobby. It was the morning a lesion would be removed from my vocal chords. And already, at 7:30 a.m. the room was filled with jittering patients. I watched her boyfriend closely, until finally, his quiet girlfriend stepped from her restroom […]
In a world of what’s easiest and convenient, why in the world would you take your small children shopping with you? I mean, after all, there is Amazon Prime. Why not order online or just set your kids in front of Disney Plus, to brave the stores quietly and alone? The sun was barely up this […]
My new, little trendy black backpack flings over my shoulder as I do a mental check-off; phone, keys, i.d. before heading out the door. It’s a season where presents are central, a wild fury, enticing destiny since before Thanksgiving. Yet, the few gifts I’ve purchased have been from the internet, three books of a series of […]
There was nothing like feeling trapped in the mountains of the Andes, not breathing, needing reprieve, yet finding no oxygen…no help. A moment that stands monumental, as one I will remember, forever. Limbs numb, air dwindling, mind fogged and this life seemingly lost at an elevation my body physically couldn’t maintian. And I can relate to […]
Dear Busy Mama, I see you, chasing seconds…Moments where you can sneak away, take a walk or get coffee with kids resting safely (and quietly) in their carseats. I see how even brainless acts of folding laundry have become a sanctuary for your soul… Not because you want to do “one more load”, but because the […]
I see many empty seats up front. A judge sits high with authority. Our lawyer approaches him for the purpose of making our three girls part of our forever family. Our family and friends flood the back seats and our older three children and a son-in-law who has been on this journey with us, joins us […]