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What Kind of Mother?
Two a.m.Twenty-four years ago.One of the most equally exciting and excruciating times of my life began: Child labor.Some thirteen hours later, time that included sleep in spits and spurts, the timing and logging of contraction intensity and duration, a full breakfast,...
Don’t Shoehorn Me In
It happened at a friend’s house.Thankfully…My host helped facilitate my Syracuse discussion, 5 Steps to Heal Grief.As hard as I try to tell people that my focus is on healing, or healing grief, or, as I say “learning to live our best lives, even in the face of...
In Someone Else’s Shoes
This week’s highlight isn’t something I could photograph.It’s not tangible or concrete.One of the things that brought me a great deal of happy this week was an epiphany, an awakening of sorts.How many times have you heard, or even said to another person, “Put yourself...
A Way of Life
On one of the recent San Diego jaunts with my boys, I spotted this sign strategically posted outside an apartment door: “Happiness is not a destination; it’s a way of life.” I know I’ve heard this quote before but I think this is the first intentional display of the...
My Three Sons
This past week is a bit of a blur, Journeyer, and I can’t believe it’s Sunday!Then, again, I’m so freaking HAPPY that it’s Sunday!!Why?Because I’ve been counting down the last fourteen days until I could spend an entire week with my two boys.Big Guy’s task had been to...
50 First Smiles
Wow…it’s Sunday…already… Wherever did this week go? Oh, yes, I know... It evaporated in a daily series of phone calls and my ongoing research to meet new people and make new connections in this vast cyber sphere… One of the disadvantages of living in a small town is...