Jared came into the house to grab a neon yellow rope and to make sure I looked outside. He was trying not to laugh, but I could barely understand him around his half-suppressed giggles. “Oh man… seem like… nice kids… you have to see…” Still laughing to himself, he went back outside to finish helping the [...]
Read More...Archive for February, 2011
At Discovery’s Last Launch
When we first moved to Central Florida, we were constantly amazed by all of the new opportunities that surrounded us. Disney World! The beach! Ethnic restaurants! The novelty of it all was fantastic. Of course, it didn’t take long for school and work and everyday life to overshadow newness. Routines have the same hypnotic power [...]
Read More...Inspired by Moneé to Do What We Want
I met Moneé in Baltimore last November when I was invited for a press tour. She is a Travel Media Manager for VisitBaltimore, which means she helped organize all of the details of the trip for myself and the other writers who were in town for the tour. Her job was to sell me on [...]
Read More...On Becoming More Than Not My Mother
I think that, for many of us, parenthood is just as much about our childhoods as it is about our children. It’s the great do-over, the chance to right all the wrongs of our mothers and fathers. To be honest, I think adulthood – whether you choose to raise a child or not – can [...]
Read More...One Thing Today
Sometimes we get so caught up in the big dream, the life’s purpose, that we forget about the everyday moments happening right now. We forget that we are not promised ten years from now or four months from now or… you know… tomorrow. Let’s not forget. Let’s be happy today. Let’s do one thing – [...]
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