I have a spin bike that got me through COVID and is now a trusty friend. The bike, along with weights, resides in our bonus room, a catch-all for storage and workouts. One day, as I was spinning, I looked at the space in front of me, bare and dull, apartment white....
Dear Pope Fran, Well, your departure has greatly impacted our world, almost as big as your grand papal entrance. I mean grand as in fantastic or big, not fancy, because you are not fancy. You gave the world hope with your true Christ-like beliefs, walking the talk....
“I saw that you were perfect and so I loved you. Then I saw you weren’t perfect, and I loved you even more.” Angelita Lim This quote adorns a “spirit tile” I picked up at a cute gift shop here in Cary. I was attracted to the soft metallic hues and the imperfect...
Who hasn’t uttered those words at least once in a lifetime? Books and articles abound trying to make sense of our purpose. Should we believe in God? Should we believe in aliens, the outer space kind? Have we lost faith in humanity? What is the point?!? Just over a...
Whenever the three of us gather, Hubby, TJ, and me, Alexander finds a way to let us know he’s there too. Sometimes it’s smacking us in the moment and others a slow reveal, like a mystery you didn’t know you were solving. TJ drove down from DC to Cary for a...
“The world is made for people who aren’t cursed with self-awareness. -Annie Savoy, Bull Durham, the movie ERRRCH. This quote from the movie Bull Durham stopped me in my tracks. I was listening to the book, “Church of Baseball,” a story of how the film came to be...
It started with the song "Your My First, My Last, My Everything." It was the culmination of a move across the country from San Diego to Nashville, mom and son. His new apartment's restaurant, The Goat, had a gender-neutral wash room where guys and girls used the...
I bet she doesn’t have a care in the world with a high-paying job. I wish I didn’t worry. He’s so happy with so many friends, wow. I want to be him. I wish I had friends. So many people are smarter than me. I’ll never be successful. I won’t stick around the party;...
One of the ways I process our situation is to write to our dear son in a special journal, dedicated to him. If I’m missing him, I sit down to write. Listening to music while I pour my thoughts onto the page can elevate the closeness with him. I have a playlist of...
One of the ways I stay close to my son is to be on the lookout for signs. I may not always be conscious of how to direct my attention, as in telling myself, “Today, I will look for signs.” It just happens. I’m a noticer though. if you have visions in your head, say...
