Last night, as I was sleeping, I dreamt that I had a beehive here inside my heart. And the golden bees were making white combs and sweet honey from my old failures. —Antonio Machado I’ve heard it said that what you are doing at midnight…
life is magic
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Roman’s 1st Pictures with Santa
Over the weekend, we took a little trip to the North Pole to have Roman’s 1st pictures with Santa Claus taken. We met my sister & my sweet nephews there, too. It was so much fun to see Roman visiting with that jolly old fellow!…
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Happy (Roman’s First) Thanksgiving!
This Thanksgiving my heart is bursting with gratitude. I am thankful for my beautiful family. My sweet, sweet Roman James — the light of my life. I am thankful for my husband — the very best Papa that I could ever want for my son.…
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Roman’s First Snowfall
Yesterday morning we had our first snowfall of the year. The first snowfall is always magical but being that it was Roman’s very first, it was all the more special. Me being me, I just couldn’t resist bundling ourselves up & heading out into the…
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I’d Rather Have Peace
Roman & I went for a walk today for the first time in awhile. We’d been a bit home-bound lately. First I was sick with that kidney thing and then I was prepping for our Halloween party. So we ventured out today and I was…
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Baby’s Been… (Morning Light)
I always thought of six-months as this magical, far-off land that would take a lifetime for us to reach. We would “get there” someday but it would take a long, long time — but suddenly, here we are, just a couple weeks away. My tiny…
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The Hunter’s Moon
Last night was the beautiful, full, Hunter’s Moon. I snuck outside to snap a few photographs after Roman was asleep. I have always been drawn to the moon. There is something undeniably magical about it. Sometimes it takes my breath away. For ages, farmers, sailors,…
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Something Extraordinary
Something extraordinary (to me) happened this morning. Roman’s changing pad has always been one of his favourite places. I know, weird, right? I kind of get it though. It’s always been such a place of smiles and routine for us. From the time that I…
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Sweet, Sweet October
Yesterday was the most gorgeous, blue-sky, fluffy-white-cloud day. The warm air & sunshine felt more like the middle of July than the first day of October. Still, the sweet smell of fallen leaves and the pumpkins on all the front porches let us know that,…