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One Part Peanut Butter, Two Parts Love 27 Aug 2013 | 05:37 am
Since I made the decision to be a stay-at-home Mom, there have been several times when I have glimpsed my own mother's hands when doing seemingly trivial tasks. Cleaning off a counter top, folding a d...
Mother's Day 2013: The Little Things 12 May 2013 | 05:59 pm
I knew as soon as I logged in that my Facebook feed was going to be a barrage of Mom pictures, sentiments and status updates. For a brief nano-second I actually considered staying off the site for the...
Unexpected Sunshine 23 Apr 2013 | 06:54 pm
As I wove my car in and out of the various lines of traffic, navigating the bustling streets of Nashville on a Tuesday morning, I rattled off my to-do list in my head and sang whatever song randomly a...
Unexpected Joy and Plastic Eggs...Life is Good. 23 Mar 2013 | 07:50 pm
I just found myself in one of those rare life moments when I was overwhelmed with happiness. Sheer joy. Did I win the lottery? No. Did I open the front door to find my sister on a surprise visit from ...
To Jacob on your 5th Birthday... 30 Nov 2012 | 02:38 am
The familiar patting of feet-on-hardwood grew closer as I heard the squeals of excitement. "I'm FIVE today! It's my burt-day and I'm five today!" A huge grin appeared on my face as my youngest ran int...
It's All How You Spin It... 22 Sep 2012 | 09:10 pm
Well, she's gone and done it again. A friend of mine Darlene has been through a mine field of trials since her battle with breast cancer began over a year ago. She has, as you would expect, had her s...
The Boys of (Almost) Summer 23 Apr 2012 | 04:24 pm
Through the back patio doors, I sat and watched. Yes, I had a car to clean out and a garage to reorganize. But this seemed far more important. Being the mother of two rambunctious boys, I endure cou....
Focusing on the Good Stuff 24 Mar 2012 | 02:58 am
It's so easy to let our minds get stretched and twisted and focused on things that steal our joy. So, for the past couple days, I have really tried to pay attention to the "little stuff" that makes me...
Saving the Best For Last 15 Mar 2012 | 04:23 pm
It's really not even possible to sugar coat a day like today. As the largest street newspaper in North America, the twice monthly paper releases we conduct are vital to the distribution of each new i...
Another March 13 14 Mar 2012 | 12:40 am
March 13 reminds me of one of my favorite poems by Carl Sandburg: "The fog comes on little cat feet. It sits looking over harbor and city on silent haunches and then moves on." It always seems to sn...
