I spent this afternoon and evening in the “Parenting Twilight Zone.” Ever been there? It. Is. FAB. Let me explain. It started when I had to borrow my teenagers car after they got home from school. “Sure mom. Anything for you! ” they chirped. Twilight Zone stop #1. I open the door and of course it is full of empty soda cans, gum wrappers and general crap all over. And it stinks like armpit. Like AXX sprayed on sweaty armpit. … Keep Reading
Archives for April 2015
Perspective Moms Need
When I get home today I will wrap my arms around your rosy cheeked face, sweet smelling hair, and strong body, squeezing you tight until you giggle into my ear. Because it could be worse.When the alarm screams Monday morning and I dread the frenzied rush, the breakfast making, the lost sneaker finding, the lunch packing, I will not lose my patience. Because it could be worse.When my day is filled walking through bedrooms littered with wet towels, dirty clothes, and empty… Keep Reading
Young Woman Raises $100K Running for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
When Kyllian Warman’s father was diagnosed with cancer when she was just a high school freshman, her family, determined to have her father see her graduate high school, fought the disease with all their might. But while treatments may have failed him, Kyllian did not. Using running as “her therapy, and medicine” to see her through the tough times, at the beginning of 2012, Kyllian vowed to run 2012 miles. And she did. And she hasn’t stopped since. Then, after… Keep Reading
Moms- Get In the Picture of Your Life
My mom is having a birthday, and seeing how it landed on a Thursday, I figured it would be fitting to go ahead and share a great throwback picture of her on my personal Facebook. A real retro snapshot of how I remember her as a child- circa the 70s. I knew just what picture I would use, as I had seen it what felt like a million times. I have a few of our family’s childhood photo albums under… Keep Reading