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March 2018

March 03, 2018

In Which I’m Losing Ma…Again.

It's official. My sisters & I are taking over the guardianship + conservatorship for my...

December 2017

December 19, 2017

Broken Seashells, Broken Hearts

At our beach wedding we were given 2 leis. The use of leis in wedding...

March 2017

March 20, 2017

The Sexually Pregnant Mind

I see the curves of my breast and they please. I see the round of...

February 2017

February 27, 2017

The Joy & Pain of a Broken Empath

Empathy. Many days, it's awful. Being a broken empath? Nearly unbearable. I understand the "gift"...

February 13, 2017

Jars of Clay

When I was a kid my Ma often told me how things were 'going to...

November 2016

November 26, 2016

I Hate Thanksgiving

The day after Thanksgiving, I sat & cried with my husband about how much I...

August 2016

August 31, 2016

Found

I'm writing today over at Raising Mothers in honor of the 4th annual Black Breastfeeding...

August 01, 2016

I Used To Be a Minister

I used to a be a Minister. I served in a ministry position for 12...

March 2016

March 17, 2016

I Switched Husbands

I got off the plane and in the car with 6 other women, perfect strangers....

January 2016

January 17, 2016

Without Self Pity: Ruthless

Yesterday, I posted on my public FB page about life being impossible and awful and how...

January 05, 2016

I asked for two letters

A few weeks before Christmas, my 10 yr. old asked what he could give me...

November 2015

November 21, 2015

In Which I Pare Things Down

When my ex & I separated, I took so few things. I didn't want a...

October 2015

October 29, 2015

Lost

October is pregnancy & infant loss awareness month. Today, I'm sharing over at RaisingMothers.com about...

September 2015

September 24, 2015

On Fear

Yesterday, I was wildly on top of the world. And as a result I felt...

March 2015

March 23, 2015

In which it is okay for me to exist here

I shared a FaceBook post last week that made me feel powerfully vulnerable and ashamed. Bloggers...

February 2015

February 22, 2015

When your First Born Son is Half Way

You, my first born son are halfway to Becoming A Man. At 9 yrs. old,...

August 2014

August 30, 2014

Reach

For awhile my boys felt like they were out of my reach. Last Fall, when...

August 12, 2014

Woncha Take A Risk?

A few days ago, I took my boys to our favorite haven on Lake Michigan. ...

June 2014

June 23, 2014

When a Snake Eats A Boy

One of the best parts of parenting is doing ALL THE THINGS I'm interested in...

June 02, 2014

He Walks

When he was a baby, I had the whole post-partum depression thing going on. He...

December 2013

December 23, 2013

The Red Plate Tradition

A few years ago, when Rhysie was only a few weeks old and just before...

December 13, 2013

9 Things I Want to Say (But Don’t) To Your Curious yet Racially Charged Microaggressions against Me & My Children

I am racially Italian-American & African-American. I am a biracial, self-identifying, culturally & ethnically black...

September 2013

September 10, 2013

Here, I am Being Ruined by Parenting

I was editing a few beach pictures the other day. We'd taken a mini staycation...

August 2013

August 18, 2013

An Open Letter To the Over Sharing Mama

Dear Over Sharing Mama, I feel you. Sometimes, I confess, I over share because I...

August 14, 2013

it’s ALL about me

Finally, I've finished revamping my new ABOUT page. I'd hoped to have this done &...

July 2013

July 12, 2013

The Present Moment

"WHAT IS IT?" I hear my 7.5 yr. old screaming from the other room. A...

May 2013

May 16, 2013

Here’s Lookin’ at You Kid

Around this time last year, I made the mistake of putting off enrolling Rhysie in...

March 2013

March 04, 2013

Establishing Memories

Every 1st Monday of the month, I’ll be taking seriously my One Word for 2013 by...

February 2013

February 15, 2013

Protected: Beloved

Dave is my beloved. He is this surprising man who came into my life at...

February 01, 2013

Afraid

My littlest one, my Rhysie-Bear, this imaginative 3 yr. old nearly every night, says he's...

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