Trying to explain to my Polish mother that my recent blog post – Presidential Election: “A Sad and Tragic Day for Our Nation” – has gone viral has been a bit challenging to say the least: “Mama, you know that post I wrote the day after the elections? The one about counting our blessings because…
Presidential Election: “Sad and Tragic Day for Our Nation”
After hearing that President Barack Obama had just been reelected to a second four-year-term as our nation’s president I turned to my laptop and watched as Facebook suddenly became a blur of emotions, with months of political discourse coming to a head and clashing in a sea of insults and joyous celebration. For perspective, I…
Sometimes we see what we need to see and I really needed to see THIS.
I didn’t notice it at first. My sister sent me a text after I sent her the picture I had just taken of her godson. “What a gorgeous photo. Just amazing. Did you notice that the sand on the bottom middle/left looks like the face of Jesus?” Now, before I go any further, let me…
Don’t get your panties in a bunch.
So, have you ever gone to a fancy event at a five-star resort dressed to the nines in a flattering dress only to realize you picked the wrong pair of underwear because the minute the valet opened your car door and you stepped onto the sidewalk you felt your panties begin to bunch up and…
Spoiled Rotten.
My father says I spoil him. He’s mostly joking (I think) and loves to give me a hard time about the way I dote on my youngest son. My youngest son. Who turned 9 years old today. My baby (though I would never call him that in front of his fellow manly 9 year…
Denied.
We got the bad news late last night. “We regret to inform you that your adoption application was denied.” I was grateful the boys were sleeping; I didn’t have the heart to tell Ian yet. After all, he was the one that initiated the process by telling us how badly he wanted us to adopt…
Eggs and bacon for two, not three
And it’s times like these, as I watch my younger son head out the door on a camping trip with his father that my heart swells with joy for them while a fog of unfairness looms in the background It’s times like these that as a mother I feel so fucking helpless knowing that…