Before driving to your house yesterday, I stopped at the post office and then the library, with a quick stop for contraband at the Golden Arches and THANK GOD I did because the Mustang decided it was too hot to drive and left me sitting along Route 422 in Douglassville in 95 degree heat with … Continue reading Dear Mom:

Owen finally came home from his first airplane flight and vacation to Disney.  He loved Disney and especially the Tower of Terror, and I’m so glad to hear he had a wonderful time since he was so apprehensive about it the week before they left.So we pull in the driveway and he walks around the … Continue reading My Son Is Brilliant

One year ago, I won primary custody of my children after a very long and painful year of fighting.  One year ago I had my final dress fitting, and went on a frantic eleventh hour shopping trip for an undergarment, rushing back to the restaurant where the love of my life was putting the finishing … Continue reading First Anniversary

This morning I got up thinking about running.  Not that that’s anything new, I mean, I wake up everymorning thinking about running.  Except this morning I looked out the window, saw rain, and thought, whew!  Raining again!  I guess that means no run for me!   Otherwise, I wake up every morning just counting the minutes … Continue reading That Still Small Voice

Procrastination is a gene.  And my son got mine.  This year he has to participate in the school science fair, WHICH we have known about since November.  It is due in SEVEN days.  I just found this out.  My son hasn’t started it yet.  And just when my life can’t get any more stressful – … Continue reading What I Learned This Week

I was really tempted to write this as a “Thrift Shop” parody, because a rap about it would be less likely to make me cry.  My son, who is careening toward the not-so-tender age of 13, is now officially taller than me.  When I say it’s official, I mean it’s on the books.  The record.   … Continue reading Middle Schooler

I know this woman, who recently went through a nasty child custody battle.  She was blindsided by her children’s father, who filed for full custody of the children and subsequently painted her a very bad mother.  I watched her deteriorate during those long days and months – and struggle to smile through her tears and … Continue reading Once Upon A Time

Mom.  Seriously.  Like, before Facebook, I was a thoroughly, unapologetically, underachieving mom.  Like when my kids were in preschool and these other moms would send in holiday-themed goody bags with candy and pencils and erasers and plastic whistles and other mini, made-in-China, destined-for-the-landfill tinker toys – and I didn’t bother.  Not that I didn’t want to, I … Continue reading How Facebook Made Me A Better

Get your fire back. It’s not over until God says it’s over. Start believing again. Start dreaming again. Start pursuing what God put in your heart. ~ Joel OsteenI’ll admit I have fallen into a bit of a slump lately… the cold weather – and earlier the ceaseless flow of ailments – paralyzing my meager … Continue reading Find Gratitude and LIVE