One cold and unforgiving day, my oldest daughter ran (because she never stops running) down the concrete steps of a neighbor's front porch, stumbled, and then belly flopped directly onto her face. Needless to say, there was a lot of crying and blood, and later … Continue reading On Faceplants and Reopening
A Word on the Crippling of America’s Immigration System
Update: I wrote this post many months ago, before COVID 19, and long before the killing of George Floyd and subsequent protests and attention to systemic racism. Since then, there have been no less than 48 changes to the immigration system. I never published this … Continue reading A Word on the Crippling of America’s Immigration System
Thoughts of a Pregnant Lady
I shuffle through the plastic bags that have collected under my desk. In the farthest corner I find one with a leftover pregnancy test, now over 2 years old. Do these things have an expiration date? Yup, and it’s not expired. I take a deep … Continue reading Thoughts of a Pregnant Lady
Building Solutions in a Divided America
We’ve all heard it – the frustrated republican mumbling something about all these entitled leftist snowflakes thinking they deserve to be handed world peace on a silver platter. The infuriated democrat railing against all the morons who don’t have the intelligence to care about science. … Continue reading Building Solutions in a Divided America
A Letter to my Legislators (and anyone who cares) on Demanding the U.S. Maintain its Refugee Resettlement Program
Recent Reports indicate that the Trump administration is considering a virtual shutdown of refugee admissions next year — cutting the number to zero or nearly zero. But, the refugee determination does not need to be made until next month, meaning there is time to insist … Continue reading A Letter to my Legislators (and anyone who cares) on Demanding the U.S. Maintain its Refugee Resettlement Program
The Blessed Miracle of Florida
If you follow my blog, you may know that I don’t have the greatest track record when it comes to traveling with my kids. That’s why this last vacation was such a miracle – we flew on an airplane and nobody got sick, and you … Continue reading The Blessed Miracle of Florida
Winter Reflection
The day before my son had a minor operation – some dental work under anesthesia – it rained. I remember because my husband made on ordinary comment about my brother, who had died during my pregnancy with my son, more than 7 years ago. Something … Continue reading Winter Reflection
The American Dream and the Offensiveness of Grace
One of the greatest myths in our society is that if you work hard enough, you can be/have/do whatever you want. Of course most of us have realized, somewhere along the way, that while there is great value in earning what one wants, sometimes no … Continue reading The American Dream and the Offensiveness of Grace
Life Lesson: Cut Back on the Drinking
Some of you may have noticed that I’m taking a “little break” (possibly for the rest of my life) from alcohol. “Why??” you may ask. Am I dependent on alcohol? No. Do I struggle with moderation? Yes. Have I said and done things I regretted while … Continue reading Life Lesson: Cut Back on the Drinking
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Today I turn 35. It’s a big one, a bittersweet one – a gift. For me, it feels like a milestone in the progression from “young adulthood” to “mid-life.” The exhausting, precious phase of bearing children and nursing babies is drawing to a close for … Continue reading 35
