I am so proud to be guest blogging over at Alise Write today where I write about the transformative nature of unexpected relationships. It is one of my more vulnerable posts and includes a shout-out to an unexpected relationship (or, rather, an unexpectedly transformed relationship) in my life. The following is…
The streetlight stood tall in the sparkling sunshine of midday. From dawn to dusk, passersby looked up, marveling at the effervescent blue sky and the wispy clouds, but never noticed the stark, utilitarian streetlight. The streetlight soared overhead with an unassuming confidence, knowing that come nighttime, its light would guide pedestrians and…
As we all know, today is Mother’s Day. A day filled with flowers and cards, family outings and brunches, smiles and hugs. The internet is filled with touching stories of a mother’s love, expressions of gratitude, and notes of appreciation. But here, I offer a different sort of Mother’s Day…
“But what minutes! Count them by sensation, and not by calendars, and each moment is a day.” – Benjamin Diraeli What is it that makes up the minutes, hours, days, and weeks of our lives? Is it the ordinary or extraordinary moments that count? Or is it neither the ordinary…
I recently read that the city council of Naperville, a western suburb of Chicago, had approved the development of Naperville Family Building Center, a fertility clinic run by Dr. Randy Morris that will provide in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and other fertility treatments to couples struggling to realize their dream of raising…
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I, I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. Robert Frost Today’s piece is not the one I had intended to post. Planning to link up with Monday Listicles on the topic of “roads,” my original piece was…