The day started off beautifully. Sunny, warm (but not too warm), and a nice breeze was blowing. The girls and I even ate lunch on the patio at our favorite Mexican restaurant. We had heard the weather was to turn stormy later in the day, but we kept commenting on how the sky didn’t look that bad. Those silly weather forecasters. This will probably be nothing. The day went on […]
Maddie: Izzy, I saw this cute hairstyle on CuteGirlsHairstyles.com and I want to try it out on you? Maddie is passionate about all things GIRL and peruses this hairstyle website daily. Izzy: Okay, but it can’t take a long time. (Heavy sigh.) Izzy’s not very patient in general. Maddie: Hold still, please! (Slightly exasperated and tugging at her sister’s hair.) At least she said “please.” Izzy: I am!! Quit being […]
This was inspired when I heard the advice given on a radio talk show to a caller dealing with forgiveness. Let’s just say, forgiveness isn’t as simple as the host made it sound. Forgive and Forget Someone has wronged me Someone has hurt me The world tells me I’ll feel better Just forgive and forget My inner voice tells me to just let it go Friendly advice tells me to […]
It used to be. When I was growing up it seemed fitting. It meant barbecues, picnics, a day off school and work. Happy described it perfectly–merriment. But now? Today? Happy isn’t the word. It seems too little, not enough. Maybe it’s because we live in a post September 11th world. We endure travel restrictions. We use colors to describe the terrorist threat level. Our children know a word we never […]
This has been on my mind today. And rather than reinvent the wheel with a catchy, new post, I’ll just let these long-ago writers speak to your heart. May their words strike a chord with you too. The Road Not Taken Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I […]
A few weeks ago the girls and I were browsing the shops in downtown, historic, Littleton and Izzy spotted Serendipi-TEA House. It was a Monday afternoon and to her dismay the quaint place was closed that day. She peaked in every window, perhaps willing it to open just for her. She carefully read the menu that was posted on the door and begged me to bring her back for tea […]
I have found that this season of life makes little room for time with friends. Trying to organize and plan a simple dinner party seems impossible. But if time is not made the results can be costly. We need friends. We need to spend time with friends. Tonight I have done just that. My belly is full. My mind is full. My heart is full. Thank you my friends–for making […]
It’s getting close. Seventy days and counting. Ten weeks until the world’s attention turns to London for the 2012 Olympic Summer Games. It’s not often that I turn on the news or read an article that I don’t shake my head in disgust, or wipe my eyes because tragedy has struck once again in our world. It’s difficult hearing the words that make up the news of the day. Words […]
It will be one of those monumental occasions that will remain in my mind long after my oldest is an adult. Oh the joys of being the mom of a dancer. It began several years ago, seven to be exact. I watched, with camera in hand, while my baby turned very unbalanced pirouettes across the floor at the local rec center gymnasium. I chuckled to myself, but clapped loudly and […]