i had a dream this morning.  the kind of dream that you have in those wee morning hours when your mind is just beginning to wake and you try desperately to hold on to the last wispy tendrils of the sweet images and thoughts floating in your head.
the people, the moments, the events that unfolded [...]

yesterday while i was stopped by a red light, a woman was standing there with a handmade sign that said she needed help.  it explained she was looking for money to help feed herself and her baby and to also buy diapers.  this is not an unusual sight to see, especially in the city (where [...]

a friend posed this question to me yesterday:
you take your son to his very first baseball game, and you are both so excited to have the full-on classic baseball experience… hot dogs, peanuts and cracker jacks, the works.  you get to your seats with your concessions and as you’re settling in the woman next to [...]

one mama’s ordinary life is another mama’s inspiration… i feel this all the time hanging out with my mom friends.  not that i’m comparing myself to others, but the perspective of seeing how others mother is always a great source of comfort.
sometimes it gives me the validation that we are all just doing the best [...]

today was a day of uncomplicated rhythms and a little catching up with myself.  i have been the sickest i have been in a very long time, right on the heals of the littlest one being in the hospital.  we missed a lot of life over the past week.  i guess it’s not too surprising [...]