It's March 23. It's not a significant day, but the late days in March do remind me of my years in Minneapolis. March was the most difficult month of winter to endure because it was still cold and gray, and the streets were sullied with sooty slush and snow. It was a tough reality … [Read more...] about Tacky Punch – 5:00 Fridays
friendship
I love you to the moon and back again.
Bird is working on a project for school that requires him to view the sky at different times of the day and sketch and reflect upon what he sees. I told my friend Susan about this project and how it made me think of her. Bird and I went out to look at the sky together, and I … [Read more...] about I love you to the moon and back again.
For Susan (@WhyMommy) – Wordless Wednesday
Susan Inspired – Not So Wordless Wednesday
Susan's story inspired me to participate in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. I had just started blogging and serendipitously discovered Susan's blog, Toddler Planet. Our boys are about the same age so her stories resonated with me. I immediately loved her voice and candor. … [Read more...] about Susan Inspired – Not So Wordless Wednesday
Trouble & Fun – 5:00 Fridays
I just read The Girls from Ames: A Story of Women & a Forty-Year Friendship. I can't say that I have friendships that have lasted that long. There are certainly people I have cared about and thought about for much of my 43 years, but I have no friendships that have sustained … [Read more...] about Trouble & Fun – 5:00 Fridays
A Fund for Jennie
My friend Jennie is fierce. She is fiercely loyal, confident, and passionate. She has fierce convictions and a fierce attitude. She has a fierce love for her family, and her love for her husband is palpable in the way she talks about him and in the way she writes about her grief … [Read more...] about A Fund for Jennie
For Jennie
I can't help but wonder if Tennyson was right. "Tis better to have loved and lost / Than never to have loved at all." To add to the despair I so sharply feel in the wee hours, is the news from a dear friend. A friend whose husband died suddenly of a heart attack, leaving … [Read more...] about For Jennie