One of my favorite Mother’s Day songs is by Carly Simon. I respect her music and enjoy it all, but one of my kids’ favorite songs this time of year is : I love the imagery and concrete things that people would recognize that speak to who Carly Simon is- for example, [...]
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She is beautiful to me I don’t if I’ve ever told her I know I’ve never said it enough Humpty Dumpty nursery rhymes Music is a friend of mine Gentle with someone who’s small For someone tiny she stands so tall She is brilliant to me I don’t know if I’ve ever told her I [...]
Filed under: kids, life, poetry, relationships, Uncategorized on May 8th, 2010 | No Comments »
I use to play with a tornado. I use to fish, swim, cook, sing with a tornado. For 18 yrs. Then there was the promise of college and a new life. For awhile, there was real peace. Real healing. And I began to believe again. Began to hope again. Began to dream again. I [...]
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I love. When you love you put everything at risk You risk everything Though your tongue may stammer Though your heart may break You risk. You try. I love. I love. When you love you give all your best. You give inadequately. Though your hands tremble, Though your eyes well with tears, You give. [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized on April 30th, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Today a dear friend of mine posted some pics of her boys. She added commentary only a mom comes up with and we all laughed. But it reminded me of a few things I’ve committed to memory. When Mat was younger I often worried about how different he was. Mat was reading at a [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized on March 23rd, 2010 | 2 Comments »
It’s two a.m. I hear, “Mom!” Eyes open. It’s a migraine and she’s thrown up all over the bathroom floor. Just a few days ago she was playing with her big brother. We were out at the lake. We were laughing with her newest cousin. The day before today, we were [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized on March 16th, 2010 | 1 Comment »
(Morissette 1) There are many days I feel defeated at the hands of my lack; my “drive for more- ness,” to make up a phrase, from myself. I remember once reading Herbert’s The Pulley. The Pulley. When God at first made man, Having a glasse of blessings standing by; Let us (said [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized on March 13th, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I needed a subtle reminder. Ok, not so subtle! A friend passed this on to Mrs. Donna who then sent the link my way. I am a huge Mrs. Donna fan. For a lot of reasons. Some incredibly personal to me. Moments like finding this video just reaffirm to me how valuable [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized on March 3rd, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Recently a miracle occured. My son believes his awesome prayer life is to blame. A picture’s worth a thousand words and in East Texas each picture is certainly worth a thousand each. In the begining it was a dream…. So I have to say with Mat and Abbey…. My white knight ankle deep in the [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized on February 25th, 2010 | No Comments »
I didn’t have access to a lot of knowledge about art before my college days. From classes and classmates there, I was introduced to what many have access to from birth. And it didn’t take much for me to fall in love with art. Marc Chagall has become one of my favorite artists. Recently, [...]
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