Motherhood · Relationships

Mirror

Every year, although sometimes belated, I sit down and write a love letter to my daughters for their birthday. This year I have started and stopped on these teens' letters so many times. Teens are hard to capture. They change-- their looks, their problems, their habits, their friends, their interests, their challenges, their moods-- in… Continue reading Mirror

Motherhood · Relationships

Leguminous

"u are wonderful and kind and loving. These things make you stronger in a soft way. Don't forget you can be soft and strong. Sometimes the world tried to tell you they aren't the same thing."

blended · Blended · Modern Family · Motherhood · parenthood · Stepparent

Letters, faith and miles

"It takes courage to grow up and be who you really are." -E.E. Cummings In October, Blue Eyes turned ten. Double digits. A decade. It felt big. While every birthday is a milestone on its own, turning ten seemed like it needed to be celebrated a little differently. Like all things blended... things fell apart… Continue reading Letters, faith and miles