Golden lions

Golden lions

  “These are the good ol’ days,” I thought As sun invited a late winter’s walk. A soccer ball in his hand, a leash in mine, He slipped his free arm around my waist to emphasize sweet declaration: “It doesn’t get much better...

Sunshine in her pocket

A comment made by a co-worker over 20 years ago crawled under my skin and took up permanent residence:  "I had to learn how to enjoy my own company."My friend had always assumed he'd leave college with plans to marry shortly thereafter, but it...
A twinkling

A twinkling

  It is one of those moments you want to freeze and tuck away in a safe place to revisit when he’s gone. “Mama, will you lay down with me a while?” “No, honey, I’m in the middle of watching a movie, so just a kiss good-night.” ...
On Time and Motherhood

On Time and Motherhood

Time is a fickle creature and sometimes I don’t like her one…little…bit. She toys and she taunts at her leisure and her pace is hardly fair–she creeps along at a slug’s pace when A Big Day approaches, but in the lives of my children she...

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