Kindred Spirits
Have you ever had the pleasure of a kindred spirit? Tom to your Huck, Beth to your Jo March or Anne Shirley to your "bosom friend" Diana?...
Apples and Oranges vs. Walnuts
I know what a broken heart feels like. After dating my college boyfriend for about a year, I found myself in love and ready to get...
Postcards from the Edge(s)
I've attempted writing several different drafts explaining my long lapse between blog posts- it being four months since I last posted-but...
Eleven Years
My husband and I have been married for eleven years today and to celebrate I share eleven things I've learned from marriage. A picture of...
Expert
Five Natural Remedies to Stabilize Hormones
My expert advice: 1) Don't be a woman. 2) Don't be a woman. 3) Be a man. 4) Don't be
Growing Pains
The editor was kindly and professional but had the unfortunate habit of shaking her head when listening. As I explained the premise of my bo
Revelation
I've been called beautiful. I've been called ugly, by others and myself. Fat is a word commonly used, a word incorrectly used, as if the...
Native
A group of crows is called a murder. A group of butterflies is called a kaleidoscope. There are gaggles of flightless geese. Once they...
Asking Stupid Questions
Remember that kid who, at the end of every lesson, just seconds before the teacher dismissed the class for recess, would raise their hand...
The Season of Balance
The other day my daughter asked me a question I did not think needed an answer. “Why are you tired, mom?” This caught me off guard. I...