Category Archives: intuition
The Two Percent
Nathaniel is my only child. He’s 20 months old. I had him when I was 40. For most of my life, I never planned on having children at all, then I met my husband who used to answer, “A dad,” when he was a kid and adults asked him what he wanted to be when (…) MORE »
Are We Done?
First, I need to apologize to all my friends that have heard this a million times already. I am sorry, but not that sorry because I value your opinion, but I do realize this question can only be answered by my husband and me. How do you know when you are done? Even the question (…) MORE »
Seed Saving
Buddhists teach that attachment is not useful, causes suffering. I am not Buddhist but I struggle with this belief because I am a saver—I like to keep, preserve. Remember. And I am also a keeper of things out of sheer pragmatism. I could need them later. But today, today my mother showed me a different way—that (…) MORE »
Star of the Week
Last week was my four-year-old’s turn to be star-of-the-week at preschool. He’d been talking about this event for months. “How many weeks, Mommy? How many weeks ‘til I’m star-of-the-week?” he’d ask, all excited. But as it came time to put together some pictures for him to bring into class, he became less enthusiastic about (…) MORE »
Starting Somewhere
You have to start somewhere. That’s the line that’s on repeat in my head today. I’ve been reading The Mists of Avalon for the last couple of months. In case you haven’t heard of it, it’s a cult classic re-telling of the Arthurian Legend from the perspective of the women. I just finished the last (…) MORE »
Love Letter from You
Dear beloved one, I see you there, I feel your struggle. I know how hard you have been trying to be a good mother. As you have grown up, many conflicting messages have been presented to you by your culture about the proper way to care for children, and some of those messages have been (…) MORE »
