Momlettes

I took my mother to lunch today. I know that sounds like an easy thing to do. On a “to-do” list it would seem as easy as a trip to the Post Office or the grocery store. I assure you, I’d rather get a root canal. I hear those are painful, not emotional. I feel like I’m signing up for water torture... Sign in to see full entry.

I was given the gift of Anne Lemott's Bird by Bird for my birthday. I simply love this book and her wisdom about writing and life. On page 11 she writes.. My son, Sam, at 3 1/2 had these keys to a set of plastic handcuffs, and one morning he intentionally locked himself out of the house. I was... Sign in to see full entry.

A Nigerian cab driver was one of my most favorite parts of my travel experience this weekend. Flying to Richmond, VA for an over night conference, I taxied to and from the airport to a hotel 20 minutes from the airport. Both of my drivers were not native to the United States. They were equally... Sign in to see full entry.

I grew up with a mother who exhibited two emotions anger and rage. When she would call your name, assuming she remembered your name correctly, you couldn’t help but wonder what you could have done wrong. There were six of us kids, if she didn’t shout out the name she wanted first, and subsequently... Sign in to see full entry.

What is it about a compliment from someone you admire that just sets your heart into a new beat. Your talent was there, before the words were spoken yet, for some reason, colors seem brighter, the world a little lighter, and you are ready to take your pen to the paper once again. We are human; our... Sign in to see full entry.

...I can lay with the girls in bed and talk about the day, I hope these are the memories that slowly come back to them in the twilight of their teenage years. I’d love if they looked back on this evening and the adventure we shared when the electricity went out in our little town from 5:30 till just... Sign in to see full entry.

Mentor in the dictionary means a wise, loyal adviser. A teacher or coach. I consider myself blessed to have had all of these qualities in the role models I have collected since my youth. The first one I consider to have been a saving grace. Mrs. Welch lived seven houses down with her family. She had... Sign in to see full entry.

Do any of us, in a given moment realize how much the people in our lives pull us through? It may have been as simple as a nod to a stranger on the street to a listening ear when heart break falls from the mouth of a friend we give and receive in ways that may be too numerous to notice. Yet, what... Sign in to see full entry.

Pulling up to the loading docks behind the Dolphin House, the sign read “Wild Encounters”…A staff member will meet you here at 8 am. Whew, we were in the right place. Now to wait and see if any other kids would be joining us. We also questioned what those “staff members” would look like when they... Sign in to see full entry.

Are you having fun? Really, think about that. Are you remembering to enjoy the little things that happen everyday? We have to ability to make a memory that can last a lifetime on any given day of our precious life. We can choose to make the ones that are very special, more often than not with a... Sign in to see full entry.