used to

I used to post every day, come rain or shine, good days and bad.  There was a time that I was incredibly committed to ensuring that something new was here every day.  It wasn't a commitment to you.  To the internets.  To this blog.  It was a commitment to me.  To take some time, even … Continue reading used to

weathered

It was one of those moments where I couldn't be sure if this was a June storm or the coming apocalypse as I hung up the phone.  My eyes trained on the edges of the window where the blinds block out the least light as I watched the sky fall dark.  Night dark.  Sun gone … Continue reading weathered

pack animal

Over the last 5 years that K has been in school (2 year preschool, kindergarten, first grade and now second grade is ending) I have slowly weened her off the pack animal that is mama.  When she was in preschool all I could think was "Seriously, she's old enough to be in school yet she … Continue reading pack animal

in time

Years can be such slippery intangible things, as we slide from one to the next. Season to season. Walking through our lives noticing so little of what the last year has held and what the coming years will bring. Except hair wet with rain in Spring. Skin glistening with sweat in Summer. Crunching leaves beneath … Continue reading in time