Monthly Archives: November, 2011
Setting the Bar Low
Holiday time again! I can tell it is holiday time because starting on Halloween we are bombarded at the stores with Christmas décor and music, and I hear the constant drone of “I want Santa to bring me that…” whenever a toy commercial comes on or a catalog arrives in the mail. This year I (…) MORE »
The Perspective to Receive
The light of dawn seeps through the blinds as my toddler stirs beside me. At 27 months, he still nurses before waking. In true boy fashion, his routine is to take one side, then the other, then climb over to Daddy to rest his head on Dad’s arm. Snuggling with Mommy hasn’t been his thing (…) MORE »
Under the Wave
There was a time when I felt well. Strong. Invincible, even. I would ask my body and it would say “yes.” This body was always a comfortable friend: while far from gifted, it was a gift to me and we cooperated innocently. This was not very long ago. Now I hurt. That doesn’t sound like (…) MORE »
Victim Seeking Room for Rent
“I’m sorry about that,” I say into the phone as my daughter whines my name over and over again at a pitch only a hummingbird could love. I know these sounds amplify into the phone at a volume approximately 10 times actual sound. I try to sidle to a quieter part of the house to (…) MORE »
Saints and Poets
“Oh, earth, you’re too wonderful for anybody to realize you!” —Thornton Wilder, “Our Town” I wish I was more graceful in my gratefulness. I wish I was the type of woman who manages to rise early, so that she has time to meditate on being thankful, to hone her gratitude, make it the bright point (…) MORE »
A Thanksgiving Count Down – ala Facebook
Forgive me, I’m going to post 90 minutes before 11/24 because I’ll have a house full of people tomorrow, for which I am, of course, grateful. A Happiest Thanksgiving to All Get Born fans! I’m thankful for each and every one of you. Now, on with the blog. . . I’m a writer, but I (…) MORE »
