Lesson One: Get Away
I wrote yesterday that I have learned a lot in the past month. My next few posts (I’m trying to stop writing 2000 word posts … it isn’t as easy as it sounds!) will look at some of the lessons life has given me during my vacation and catch-up days. The first lesson is: Take […]
Back From Break
I haven’t posted in a long time. I didn’t realise just how long, though, until I decided, on a whim, to check the site this morning. Wow! Nearly a month has gone by. And while the blog has stagnated, I certainly haven’t. (We will take a short pause so that those who know me in […]
The Long Minute
It’s funny how time works. Given one set of circumstances, time can speed past at Mach 5, so that things are over almost before you know they’re happening. Given a different set of circumstances, time can drag so slowly that you wonder if things are ever going to end. An hour in the pool with […]
A Relaxing Day
Today was one of those rare and lovely days that come along far too rarely in my hectic, single-mom life. A day when I had fun. Just — had fun. The boys went with their father to help with the spaghetti lunch fundraiser for Troop 40. Knowing that the kids and I would be going […]
Learning From Pain
This story was originally written in December 2003, but when I slammed my finger in the front door this evening, I was reminded of the previous incident and thought that my newer readers might find my observations interesting. I’ve had a lot of pain in my life — physical, emotional, mental / psychological, and spiritual […]
About Boys
Boys are delightful creatures. I don’t understand them, but I love them. I have two boys. And from my interactions with them, I can tell you that, for all that is said about how women’s minds work strangely and how incomprehensible women are, boys have got women beat by a country mile. An example. My […]
What My Parents Did Right
I hear too much talk these days about dysfunctional families; I am weary of listening to tale after tale of how someone’s parents failed to meet their child’s needs and thereby ruined the kid’s life. So here’s a tribute to my mom and dad. They weren’t perfect, but they sure came close. Mom and Dad […]
Saying Goodbye
I thought I was ready. I’ve known this day was coming for years. Twelve years, three months, and three days, to be exact. Since the day he got here, I knew that my job was going to be to say goodbye to my son. With that long to prepare for goodbye, you’d think I’d have […]