“I like you in your underpants…” I say with a giggle to Cody who has entered my room with exuberance wearing only his new underpants. He giggles at my compliment, receiving exactly what he was hoping for. “I love you too,” he says as he runs down the hallway laughing wildly and running with his…
Four years ago the ultrasound technician smiled broadly and announced the swirling baby within me was a girl. I remember two feelings in that moment: the wet gel circulating on my belly and the deafening silence of Chris. Both of us had reserved ourselves with the knowing we would produce only boys. We had nothing…
A friend of mine is the perfect example of calm. She is the epitome of kind. Gracefulness and gentleness are akin to her as most are to inhaling and exhaling. I’ve seen little rattle her. A sweet spirit that is slow to judge, quick to love, and ever available if you need a friend. So…
Fresh jammies speckled with printed white puppies. Red boots too clean for any kid’s preference. His soft curls swirling his head could only stay clean but so long. Like a freshly bathed dog, the desire for mud to be reintroduced to his pores was instant. Cody found the puddle, the slick brown mud, and I…
Once Upon a Time there were five pairs of colorful boots that went to the zoo. The giraffes stuck out their purple tongues. The lions lazily rolled in the grass. The monkeys scared the otters out from the water and the zebras sleepily drank their morning coffee.