I venture out for coffee, my five-year-old daughter in tow. We have been staying here for a couple days now, Wi-Fi has yet to be set up, beds have yet to be delivered. But it’s nice. A variation on glamping. The walls are painted therapeutic colors and we enjoy a time of simple living—away from … Continue reading Thunder In Paradise
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Preach! The Peachiness of Parenthood
Doing all the hard work Day in and day out Feeding them, bathing them, Giving them structure Getting them to bed Waking them up Chauffeuring them around Being a listening ear when they need one If there is no magic in the mundane Then what do we make of all this? I’m starting to see … Continue reading Preach! The Peachiness of Parenthood
Showing UP Even When Life Gets You DOWN
Working hard cuz she has no choiceHer daughter stares into her face I need you mommy, you are my rock The sleepless night she plumb forgot The hellish year she never knew The years of tireless effort too And so it comes another day Of putting in one’s best Since there’s no other way
When Things Don’t Seem Right, Keep Going
It’s so hard to keep going when things feel awry. Much easier in the moment to curl up into a ball and hide. But the truth is, much like my 4 yo daughter’s experience with completing her puzzle this morning, sometimes the only way out of the confusion is to keep going. To try things … Continue reading When Things Don’t Seem Right, Keep Going
What is “Keeping Up?”
I recently wrote a poem called “If you can’t keep up maybe you’re not supposed to.” Sometimes one can’t keep up with the fast pace and demands of life. Other times, on the outside they’re doing well, but inside they’re struggling—having to shunt their emotional life aside in order to keep up. The following article … Continue reading What is “Keeping Up?”
Good Morning! Wait, What?! It’s 3 am!
I put the water bottle in her room so she wouldn’t ask for it at 3 am like the night before. I thought I had it made. “I’m gonna sleep like a baby tonight!” Nope. Faint words began to interrupt my dream. Moments later, I’m up. She didn’t need more water this time, she needed … Continue reading Good Morning! Wait, What?! It’s 3 am!
Parenting Pressure Cooker
I like taking life experiences and writing about them in a way that is empowering.But that’s not always possible.Sometimes, life is just hard. Almost every time I break my bedtime (yes I have one), either my lovely child wakes me up in the middle of the night and/or my racing mind. Being a parent has … Continue reading Parenting Pressure Cooker
Mama Growing Pains II
Ppl with no kidsppl with nine kidsWhere do I fit in?Is her life what mine is?I'm a failure when it comes to expectationsBut I'm told it's not my job to carry a whole nationSet my sights a little lowerFocus on each step as I'm growin'helpin' her growmaking it soshe has a lovin' momNot some dashin' … Continue reading Mama Growing Pains II
Mama Growing Pains
"I want to have your baby"Songs written by those gone crazyOur love would drown in the diaper changesAnd sleepless nightsLeading to reasonless fightsJust because things don't feel rightCuz we're constantly itching for something moreContinuously plagued by moment-to-moment bore-domI once was ableNow free time is just a fableSo I'm less capableBut life's not less escapableTrained on … Continue reading Mama Growing Pains
On Parenthood
The experience of being a parent is so informed by our individual experiences. Our own childhood. Our expectations of what a family looks like. Endurance. One’s threshold for sleep deprivation. One’s greater vision. The list goes on and on. One thing I look back on is how much television I watched as a kid and … Continue reading On Parenthood
Mindful Nuggets 