Tag Archives: memory lane
A mother is all things
Photo: In the span of 4 years, I’ve gone from worrying about cute office clothes to dressing up for Thanksgiving-themed playdates. And I am good with that. On April 12, …
Days of reckoning
Post-September 11, 2001, Martina McBride’s stunning song about domestic violence was used with a different, just as chilling and significant meaning: Days of reckoning are not fun. On September 11, …
Post-playdate
The toys and clothes are put away, the bedspread and blankets back on the bed. The dishwasher and dryer are humming, the garbage taken out. The soup is gone, the …
Broken roads and second chance weddings
There’s no shame in a second chance – a nugget of beautiful, redemptive wisdom I wish I had known on my own wedding day. ‘tis ok, though. I knew it …
This really happened (2009, that is)
A (crazy) year in the life of a southern gospel wife January – I celebrated my first birthday on Facebook. It was quite moving. That is about all that happened. …
Betty & bacon
We’ve been using that pre-cooked Oscar Meyer bacon for about a year. I never buy the regular stuff anymore.. the pre-cooked is way too easy. Monday I was at the …
The gazebo in Steger
I lived in South Chicago Heights, but Steger is where I grew up. It’s where the schools were, the library, the Dari Whip were. It’s where all my first jobs …
short bursts of mayhem
