How awesome is it that my son wanted to be Uncle Sam for Halloween? His choice surprised me and made me proud, even if he looks more like his nephew, Yankee Doodle Dandy. ? At 13, he was welcomed by all the houses in our neighborhood as he trick-or-treated with his sister. There was pure joy […]
A Time To Be Born
There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: a time to be born and a time to die… –Ecclesiastes, 3:1 Yesterday, my sister drove to the small retirement village where my mother lived, and parked outside her apartment. The person who moved into my mother’s place has displayed an […]
Dear Sully,
Dear Sully, Once upon a time, there was a famous blogger named Dooce who wrote a letter to her daughter every month for the first five years of her life. Eventually, the letters were turned into a book, which made the already rich and famous blogger even more rich and famous. I thought the letter […]
A Turtle and A Dove Were Crossing the Road
Earlier Today, Text Messages with the Husband ROBERT: All will be well. See with the Spirit. ME: Made it to 7-11 to get Gatorades, and Bridgy left shoes at home. ROBERT: Let’s just write the screenplay. Can’t make this stuff up. ME: That isn’t even the half. Sullivan went outside and covered himself in ☀ […]
Twirling at Dusk
It’s getting darker later and the kids are able to play outside in the front yard longer. I remember when we moved to this neighborhood back in 2001, there were hardly any kids around. Now, the neighborhood is full of kids with so many young families returning to the inner city. Still, at times, this […]
Dear Son, Thirty Years From Now
LAST GAME Parting Thoughts DEAR SON, THIRTY YEARS FROM NOW…Dear Son, Thirty years from now, there’s something I want you to remember. In your last game of the season, when your team was down 20 points in the 4th quarter, with less than two minutes on the board, all I could think of was how […]
My Little Girl: A Song For Daughters (Jessica Allossery)
I believe in Divine appointments, and that’s exactly what Jessica Allossery’s My Little Girl felt like tonight when I heard the song for the first time. I had just picked Bridgy up from gymnastics, and she was so tired from a hard workout. I turned the radio to Coffeehouse on Sirius XM to help her relax on […]
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