“A prayer couched in the words of the soul, is far more powerful than any ritual.” ―Paulo Coelho, Brida Through parenthood we die and are reborn a thousand times. We go from couple to family, parents of infants to parents of toddlers. Each of these transitions can feel like loss. In the birth of the Read More
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Love And The Broken Open Heart of Parenting
“Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.” – Elizabeth Stone My son was 18 months old the first time he couldn’t breathe. The day had been an ordinary one, filled with unfurling toilet paper rolls and drawing on walls. Read More
The Moon Waxes and Wanes and No One Complains
“I get up. I walk. I fall down. Meanwhile, I keep dancing.”–Daniel Hillel Each one of us walks around carrying bits and pieces of personality that we would like to drop off at the recycle center. We lose patience, are less generous than we want to be, worry, get angry….on and on. We know about Read More
What Did You Expect When You Were Expecting?
“Expectations are resentments under construction.” Anne Lamott I woke up this morning to the sound of tree limbs breaking under the weight of premature snow. I felt betrayed, as if winter stole autumn. I wanted more hikes up my beloved steep Mt. Sanitas, more days to enjoy the turning of the leaves. I wanted life Read More