‘Daily life’ Posts
You would think that my coping skills would be better…
You would think that after 13 years, my coping skills would be better. And yet, here I am once again, just a few days shy of January 20th, the anniversary of our firstborn’s passing, quietly (or perhaps not so quietly) struggling to maintain the remaining shreds of my [Read More]
“Liking” Your 25th High School Reunion
This past weekend was my 25th high school reunion. While I couldn’t attend (given that it was 7,000 miles away in beautiful Upstate New York), I was able to watch it unfold on Facebook through real-time photo uploads and status updates from each event. I could see who [Read More]
On Hearts and Little Boys
It’s hard to believe that July 8th marks 13 years since our first son was born. As I try not to think about the Bar Mitzvah we aren’t planning, my mind turns to my handsome seven-year-old. On a hot summer day two years ago (after giving it a great deal of [Read More]
Life is a Series of Choices
It was the hardest telephone call I’d ever had to make. “He’s gone,” I said quietly. “It’s over.” I could hear my father’s sharp intake of breath, followed by a choked sob. From my mother I heard nothing. Sitting on the narrow bed in our spartan hospital [Read More]
Mud Puddle Day
“Let’s go for a walk,” I said to the boy He replied with a scowl; turned back to his toys “And what if I promise you fun on the way?” “What if I told you it’s mud puddle day?” Curiosity piqued, he followed me out Still [Read More]
30 random facts about yours truly…
As an expat living in a country I love, I know that I will never feel 100% at home in either place and will always feel that I’m being tugged back and forth between them in so many ways. I was very shy and socially awkward as a kid, and had a difficult time making [Read More]
Big Dreams; Little Boy
I gaze upon the little boy I watch him as he sleeps I think of all the things he knows The knowledge that he reaps I do my best to teach him well To teach him wrong from right I tell him not to judge the others Merely based on sight I tell him everybody’s [Read More]
100 Reasons to Be Glad*…
Sometimes, life isn’t so great. You get bogged down in the negatives and lose sight of the good stuff – the stuff that makes you smile. And, while I’m not trying to minimize the negatives (and these days, there are more than a few, what with a friend being very sick, [Read More]
Rites of Passage
Tears of sadness; tears of joy As I watch my little boy Turn the page and start anew Rites of passage all too soon His future’s tangled in the past A song connecting first and last Brothers who will never meet Connected by a song so sweet I think of then and think of now; [Read More]
A world gone mad…
Tattered and torn – we’re ripped at the seams With horrible nightmares replacing the dreams Except here’s the thing – you’re really awake And it seems like the world is just ready to break But all you can do is watch as it falls Because no one’s prepared to heed [Read More]
