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Tag Archives: Love
Happy Mother’s Day, Jerome
My thoughtful daughters gave me colorful flowers and a lobster dinner, but the most memorable part of my Mother’s Day was helping to save a young man from himself while simultaneously betraying him. I first saw him through my front … Continue reading
Love them the most when they act the least lovable
Kids seem to know when a parent is most overloaded–and that’s when they act up the worst! I swear they have radar for this. If yours are like mine, they even have a pact to take turns being “the bad … Continue reading
The courage to turn the other cheek
One evening last week, I asked a friend to make plans to come through on a favor he had gladly offered me in exchange for a favor to him. I sent the request by text message, since I know that … Continue reading
Posted in Reflections
Tagged Happiness, Inner Growth, Kindness, Learning, Love, personal growth
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Here’s to dads!
Here’s to the dads who consciously and actively parent. To the ones who protect- and engage with their children, the ones who enjoy and adore their kids, the ones who practice patience, express love, and take pride in the young … Continue reading
Receiving with grace
I have always been- and will always be a giver, but I am still learning how to receive with grace. The culture of my family of origin required that I become fiercely independent; having needs was deemed shameful, selfish, and … Continue reading
Mother’s Day message: twisted
This morning I am considering how Mother’s Day began as a day for mothers to oppose war–so, as Julia Ward Howe wrote, “Our husbands shall not come to us reeking with carnage…Our sons shall not be taken from us to … Continue reading
Haunted by Anna
It was a gorgeous day to canvass for my fave candidate for public office. Clear blue sky, plenty of sunshine, and a stiff breeze that took the edge off the heat. I drove to the Party HQ, pleased to have … Continue reading
Love buckets
My new post, “Love Buckets,” is up at TheHomeSchoolMom blog. Excerpt: The most important aspects of family centered education are things not easily measured by standardized testing, and are absent from most ready-made curricula. There were many concepts I wanted … Continue reading
Nothing more holy
“All about the love, and if we don’t go here ourselves, all of us, we aren’t going to make it.” Continue reading
Posted in Reflections
Tagged Community, Happiness, Inner Growth, Kindness, Love, personal growth
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A girl I don’t know
Today I am thinking about a girl I don’t know, but whom I met the other day. I spoke to this girl for about an hour. She didn’t say anything to me, and only looked at me a little. But … Continue reading
Posted in Thriving
Tagged Childhood Sexual Abuse, Community, Inner Growth, Kindness, Love, personal growth, Resilience
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