Mother’s Day… was perfect. I can’t begin to say how good it felt to breathe and enjoy and know that losing Mara hadn’t ruined Mother’s Day forever. I definitely had some mixed emotions, but over it all hung an umbrella of happiness and I enjoyed every minute of it! Gabe’s school helps the children make [...]
What little anxiety I’ve been experiencing lately (yay!) has been entirely wrapped up in time – as in I have none and therefore feel anxiety. I remember Isla being a few weeks old and thinking how non-tired and non-busy I was and marveling over how this wasn’t as tricky as I thought it was going [...]
Continue reading about Time and My Mother Doesn’t Swear and I Have an Eye Phone
Two years ago today we lost Mara. I looked back at some of the posts I wrote during that time and wanted to share this one again. There are so many wonderful things I could tell the girl who wrote that post, but mostly I’d want her to trust the quiet voice within her telling [...]
When I posted this picture on Instagram the other day someone paid me a very sweet compliment about how I always look fashionable whereas she hardly has time to take a shower and never puts on makeup. I thanked her for the compliment, but what I really wanted to do was tell her the rest [...]
Continue reading about On Compliments and Makeup and Other Thoughts
I know it has been too long since I last blogged when I go to write a new blog post and I have to log back into my dashboard before I can proceed. We’re still finding our groove here, and just as soon as I think I’ve found it Isla changes everything again. That’s a [...]
