Today I am 32 years old. While 32 may seem like just another random birthday in the natural succession of years, it holds a bit of significance for me. When I was about 15 or 16, I remember studying my face in the mirror and thinking I looked quite old. I leaned onto the bathroom […]
Family
Childhood Biking
Watching Little Miss Sunshine wobble down the street on her new pink bike with white training wheels has brought back so many memories of riding bikes as a kid. I will never forget my very first bike. My Grandparents bought me a shiny red Schwinn bike. That bike survived not only me learning to ride, […]
Auntie
Four years ago I became a mother, and six months after that, I became an aunt to a very energetic and hilarious nephew who reminds me so much of my brother. I now also have 5 precious nieces between both sides of our families. Sadly, I’ve always lived at least 1,000 miles from all the […]
Little Miss List
The other day Little Miss Sunshine came to me with a little notebook and a pen and asked me, “Mama, can you please help me make a list?” “Ok, sweetie, what kind of list are we making?” “Things we need to do today!” I chuckled. Oh the little sponge. I’m a crazy list maker. I […]
The kindness of strangers
Sometimes it’s too easy to get caught up in the busyness of being and going and doing and we end up missing the small acts of loving kindness that are offered to us. There’s an older gentleman who works at the supermarket near us. I think his job is maintaining the outside of the store. […]
Four
There’s a pretty pink and purple bike sitting in our living room waiting for a newly-four-year-old girl to wake up and discover it. I’m heading to bed to prepare myself for the two-fold aftermath. She’s going to want to ride it ALL day long, and T-Rex is going to be upset that he only has […]