Trying to figure things out in the second half
Several months ago I blogged about my plans to get a mother/daughter tattoo with my eldest daughter. A month after that, we did it! My daughter took a Snapchat photo of our arms side by side. On my arm, in her handwriting, it says “It’s going to be okay” and on her arm in my …
Whenever my daughter is going through a rough time, I tell her over and over again that “it’s going to be ok” and we repeat those words to each other like a mantra. Sometimes when things are going just fine, we still say it to each other! It’s like a secret code – another way …
Flashback to 2012 best summer moment: My daughter running in the sprinkler after dark screaming “Peace, love, and Crab Shack!” while Jasper looks on, mystified as to why his beloved mistress is in the yard getting wet on purpose. I love the teenagers and young adults in my life now, but sometimes I really miss …
One of my favorite quotes of all time is this: “Making the decision to have a child – it is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.” – Elizabeth Stone Today, I left my heart in a freshman dorm on a college campus. Someone asked me …