From the monthly archives:
261. the beauty that is in our frosty land these days 262. a Friday field trip down “in the city” without a headache despite harsh sun while driving, cold air outside, parking too far from the museum and nearly getting lost in the skyway system, oh, and paying to much to get out of the [...]
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If the truth be told, and it should be, I hate winter. Hate is a strong word, and I often caution my kids that they shouldn’t just throw that word around carelessly, but I do. I hate winter. Usually. I was born and raised right here in the Frozen Tundra. I have borne each of [...]
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“Read it again” “Sing it again” “Do it again” “Can we play it again?” Just as the sun keeps rising and setting , over and over again, day after day, so does a Mother the same thing, again and again and again. We- Wash the dishes and the clothes. Buy, cook, and serve, food prepared [...]
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I heard her sniffle. “Mom, my eyes are watering, and my throat hurts.” Another sniffle, and a little cough, not a concerning cough, but then, when your child has asthma, isn’t every cough concerning? They have become so, at least with this child. When she coughs, I listen, with my ear on her chest and [...]
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I love the way she says “Otay”. If I could bottle it up, to sip from, to quench my thirst for joy on a day, down the road, when my Mothering seems dry, I would fill a pantry. And then I’d bottle some more. It’s a paradox really, that our little Mercy, the child who [...]
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eta: 7 yr old seems to have been hit with a virus, causing her asthma to act up suddenly, 3 hrs in the ER and another round of steroids, no pneumonia- today we’re thankful for no pneumonia! Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure ofour thanksgiving. [...]
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The problem with deep thinking is that you think deep thoughts, at least I do. Deep thoughts can be the thoughts that inspire. I love it when that happens. I wish all of my deep thoughts were like that. Other deep thoughts can unearth our deepest fears, our deepest feelings of inadequacy, and when those [...]
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3 yr old little Sparkler informed me- “If I get my shoes on, then I won’t have my boots on.” Very true. She is a bright one, I’m telling you. Twinkler turns 5 next week, and as hard as I find that to believe, she keeps reminding me of how fast these little minds develop. [...]
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