Posted in Parenting on December 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Trying to be in the present while making, wrapping, worrying, buying, not buying, looking at recipes, making lists, cooking and putting on eye liner is a challenge.
Special moments:
the silhouette of two five-year olds easy with each other, blue and pink snow coats, blond and black hair, one mittened hand reaching out toward the other.
the crunch of snow being [...]
Posted in Misc. on December 14, 2007 | 3 Comments »
My daughter’s morning poem (she’s five)
The snow is white
it has begun
deep falling snow
we shovel til we can get it
it turns into a big ice path
it falls on my head
it falls everywhere
even in my house
with penguins waddling
I have collections of collections
which means that I have lots
of collections.
by me
Gratitude of the day: My little one loves words [...]
Posted in Trauma & Recovery, tagged Writing on December 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I have a friend who was adopted as an infant. She has called me ”1/2 adopted” because I have “issues” I have related to not knowing my biological father who left before I was a year old, who I know some about but don’t know. This is a revision of a poem I wrote when I worked in the city [...]
Posted in Sea Glass/Beach Combing, tagged sea glass on December 11, 2007 | 3 Comments »
I love my cousin and aunt. Yesterday, besides the individual things I love and the things they share (humor, smarts, a love of fantastic food, deep caring for others) they are both so thoughtful. I can’t imagine my life without them. They each bought me the most thoughtful gifts. Here, I’ll share some excerpts from [...]
Posted in Adoption, Adoption/Parenting on December 7, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I could offend my daughter someday who might say, “I didn’t say you could write about me,” and this is a writer fear about writing about anyone and anything when one writes memoir. But, in the world of adoption there is a desire to have a child COMPLETELY OWN all of her story, all aspects, [...]
Posted in Adoption, Adoption/Parenting, Writing on December 7, 2007 | 4 Comments »
I’m in a writing group. One topic we tackled together is, “What keeps me from writing?” For me, not much. I’ve written in my journal forever. However, when it comes to writing about my experience as a parent, an adoptive parent, I hesitate. I weigh my words carefully. I am not always sure of how [...]
Posted in Sea Glass/Beach Combing, tagged sea glass on December 3, 2007 | 1 Comment »
My friend who loves heart-shaped rocks saw this woman’s work, love and passion at a craft fair. For those who love beach rocks and what can be done with them, please check this site. It’s wonderful.
http://www.kemdesigns.net/
