Oh, give me patience when tiny hands Tug at me with their small demands. And give me gentle and smiling eyes; Keep my lips from sharp replies. And let not fatigue, confusion, or noise Obscure my vision of life’s fleeting joys, So when, years later, my house is still– No bitter memories its rooms may […]
lmnop magazine
I’ve just downloaded all seven FREE issues of lmnop. Such fun! Ideas for everyone! Don’t you just love finding things like this–resources that will add to your arsenal of things-at-your-fingertips? Enjoy! [Post image: New Magazines by lusi at stock.xchng]
Mother’s Autumn Plunge
Dear, sweet mother friends of mine (and men, too, who happen to be overworked and exhausted), guess what? Karen Maezen Miller of Momma Zen: Walking the Crooked Path of Motherhood is coming here, to Rochester, MN, to give a one-day retreat in October. [You’ll know how much Karen’s words have meant to me in the […]
Thank You
I can’t help but think of Liliana’s birth mother today. I want to thank her for the gift of her daughter. I want to tell her all the splendid things she’s missing (not in a nah-nah-nah way, but in a genuine, “Oh, she’s beautiful and brilliant and funny…I wish you could see!”). We’ve finished our […]
Remember One Thing
I’ve just finished my last book review (until I get another stack of books), and I’m on to the next thing: Liliana’s birthday this Sunday. This will be her first birthday celebration ever–that we know of–and I’m concocting a few surprises, so she’ll learn what it is to feel like the birthday girl. We’re celebrating […]