This weekend, the one I've loved the longest, in the middle of the normal business of an average blended weekend here, looked up from her canvas at the kitchen table and asked, "Who do you worry about the most anyway, Mom?" I worry for the world most days, but always a little harder and longer… Continue reading Let your worry floe
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Golden Circles
There are things in life we just don't get right. Life is heartbreaking in all the ways it can fall apart. Yet, even the worst times eventually fade to something else. Grief is still grief. Pain is still pain. Shame is still shame. Yet, inevitably time passes and joy sneaks back in. Always. Sometimes, because… Continue reading Golden Circles
Boxes
Father's Day. Well, fuck. For some of us its a complicated day. It shouldn't be. It should be simple. Kids just should have as much love as they need. Even if it means that the role of father is filled by several people. My oldest has a Dad. He gave her life. Without him we… Continue reading Boxes