Something to see, baby
My yoga teacher likes to share quotes with the class. Yesterday, hers was about friendship, about choosing wisely who you let in as a friend. Be careful, the quote said. But once you decide to friend...
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Have you ever wanted something so bad that after you ask for it you feel like you’re holding your breath? Like that easy art of breathing is suddenly threatened, like you realize 20 minutes later that...
View ArticleIt’s true
Being homeless isn’t so bad. We’re not really homeless, of course. We’re living with family. We have our own space. We have really nice people surrounding us. It sort of feels like home. It’s been a...
View ArticleHope and beauty and the rest of our lives
I woke up with the little girl earlier than I ever want to be awake. It was still dark and she had to go potty. So we stumbled into the hallway and to the bathroom where I helped her slip … Continue...
View ArticleWith the rainbow at the end
I dreamed about my wedding last night. It wasn’t anything like what we have planned. We stood holding hands, waiting for the ceremony to begin, on the steps of a church, our backs to the entrance. It...
View ArticleSitting on a thrift store couch
I’ve run this route out our front door down Spanish Valley Road about six times. I’ve been waking with the day, around 5:45, to pull on my shorts and my shoes and head out. I sleepily slide the iPod on...
View ArticleTurning our faces toward the sun
Yesterday was my last at the new job in the desert. So today felt like a weekend, though it was actually the exact middle. I remembered to remember how much I love time. I slept in. I woke and made …...
View ArticleOlder than we ever thought we’d be
Today is my little sister’s birthday. She is not so little anymore, which makes me really not so little. Today, she is 29, and I’m old. Older than I’ve ever been. A mom of a 7-1/2-year-old and a...
View ArticleGratitude that grows on branches
The library held a parenting workshop last week about gratitude. “What does that mean?” both kids asked me when I said I thought we’d go. “It means being thankful,” I said, “being happy for something,...
View ArticleAll of our days, 2013
I’ve never been into New Year’s resolutions. If you want to make a change, go ahead and do it, whatever time of year. I did, however, this early January make a slideshow of our last year. The quality...
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