There was this stretch of time in my mid-twenties that I called “The Golden Period” because life felt so beautiful. My days and nights were warm and dreamy and magic. It was as though everything was coated with sugar and gold-dust. I remember living through that time and wishing that those days would never end. But of course one day they did end, and in the years that came next–those…
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Growing in Love: Keeping a Relationship Happy
Read moreHere on the blog I’ve written about divorce, but I have yet to talk about what came next for me. I am working on a series of posts about separation, divorce, single motherhood, starting over, and transitioning to a blended family. Based on those topics,…
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You have to keep breaking your heart until it opens.
Read more“You have to keep breaking your heart until it opens.” –Rumi I wake up to the sound of my bedroom door opening and then the patter of little feet entering the room. “Mama…” Each morning it’s the same. One of them wakes the other. Roman…
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unfettered joy //
Read moreYesterday, Roman, Marina, and I were out walking one of our usual paths. It was a perfect spring day. The air was sweet with the smell of flowers and freshly cut grass. While we were walking Roman was asking me the sweetest, most thoughtful questions,…
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Of All The Things My Hands Have Held…
Read moreWhen my children look back on their childhood, my greatest hope is that they will remember the magic that I have worked so hard to create for them. “If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales.” “For all the things my…
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the park at sunset
Read more“Through the blur, I wondered if I was alone or if other parents felt the same way I did — that everything involving our children was painful in some way. The emotions, whether they were joy, sorrow, love or pride, were so deep and sharp…
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Christmas Festivities 2013
Read moreI hope that you had a wonderful Christmas celebration! (And if you don’t celebrate Christmas then I hope that you simply had a wonderful day yesterday!) We started celebrating on Christmas Eve with a trip to my sister’s house to spend the evening with my…
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Happy (Roman’s First) Thanksgiving!
Read moreThis 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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Something Extraordinary
Read moreSomething 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…