Author’s Note: This post appeared at the Huffington Post on December 31, 2012. You can read and comment there as well. And, as always, please spread the word and share far and wide. ******************* I don’t set New Year’s resolutions. They never seem to work for me. Instead of kick-starting…
We’re all just walking each other home. – Ram Das Watching…waiting…wondering… with when’s and why’s and how’s that are met with heart-breaking silence or intolerable and offense retorts. Expectations lie shattered, a million sharp shards from a sparkly glass ornament that slipped from the bough. Anticipations run amok as wild…
Every few months, I pack the boys into the minivan and we make the trek from the suburbs into the city to visit my husband at his office. The boys love these little adventures. They watch movies in the car while I try not to cuss too much at the…
This past weekend I hosted a baby shower for one of my oldest and dearest friends. After the busyness of the party preparations, hosting obligations, and clean-up passed, I had a few minutes to think about this new person that will soon be welcomed into a family and into the…
The Christmas season is here. Our tree is up, hundreds of twinkling lights are wrapped around and between needles and branches. I have been listening to Christmas music at home and in the car almost nonstop since mid-November. Sparkly ornaments and jingly bells and round Santas are strewn about the…
I have fallen in love. I didn’t plan to and I certainly didn’t want to. But as soon as I saw him, I knew that it was all over. I was love-struck. He was standing unassumingly among all the others – many of whom were younger, fresher, and louder, with…