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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. ...

December 2013

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...

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...

February 2013

February 02, 2013

For You, Netizen

netizen |ˈnetəzən| noun a user of the Internet, esp. a habitual or avid one. ~...

December 2012

December 28, 2012

My 2012 in Review

Earlier today, I begun planning out my 2013 plans, dreams & B.H.A.G.'s. (Big, hairy, audacious...

December 10, 2012

My Broken Hallelujah

There is beauty and brokenness in parenting. The heartache of possibilities held in tension with...

November 2012

November 14, 2012

It’s Over

My little baby boy, Rhys is stuck in a rut. You know the one. My...

October 2012

October 15, 2012

Use Halloween to make your kids into active global citizens. Yep, it’s possible.

I can't believe I had never heard of Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF before I became a member...

April 2012

April 11, 2012

The One in Which I’m Pretty Sure I’m Complaining and Feeling Sorry for Myself.

I've been doing a lot of never-give-up tweets or facebook status updates. Even my Google+...

January 2012

January 10, 2012

I’m not who I thought I was

Yesterday I tweeted "I'm not who I thought I was." I wasn't trying to be terribly...

February 2011

February 09, 2011

Haiti – One Year Later

The other day, R1 (my sensitive 5 yr. old) mentioned we "should go over to...

December 2010

December 24, 2010

Dear Jesus, all I want for Christmas is…

Dear Jesus, now you know I wouldn't mind these... But what I really need from...

November 2010

November 15, 2010

Losing Mom

Last week, my Mom turned 70 years old! (Holy Canoles, right?!) I thought about it...

November 02, 2010

My cerebral hyponxia and myocardial infarction. =(

Drowning: death from asphyxia due to suffocation caused by a liquid entering the lungs and...

October 2010

October 16, 2010

Does your kids know that they are rich? (Because I am so stinking wealthy it’s ridiculous)

If you are reading this, chances are you are wealthy enough to own a home...

April 2010

April 21, 2010

It’s official: I’m obese.

So, I've went and done it. I went & got myself obese. It's so unfortunate...

February 2010

February 08, 2010

My Day of Reckoning

It's time. It's time to leave my baby boy for 3 days & 2 nights....

July 2009

July 01, 2009

The joy and fear of leadership

I'm in Madison, WI at the good old Inn on the Park at the Capitol. ...

April 2009

April 08, 2009

what would you fist fight for?

Ladies, what would you get in a fist fight for? I'm not sure why but...

September 2008

September 25, 2008

Are we “one of those” types of parents?

Ransom has been in young 3’s pre-school for 2.5 weeks now & I fear...

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