Finding peace (when balance can’t be found)
Let me start by saying that I have NOT found peace (which was supposed to be my word of the year). I did order some nice looking id labels with the Chinese word for “peace”…
family
Wink: a story of community love
Background: Wink Yesterday, my husband turned forty. Any decade birthday can be a big deal, but this one was especially so. You see, in the beginning of his 30s, my husband (Wink) had everything going…
Just keep swimming…
With the news story of Robin William’s death taking over the media, and his wife’s statements, I thought this would be a good time to put into words some of my thoughts. These are the…
Legacy
Have you ever heard the Nicole Nordeman song ‘Legacy‘? I will not leave a genetic mark on this earth after I pass. But what will I leave? In the last 5 months I have attended…
They used to hate sand
The first time my son touched sand, he immediately recoiled his feet and started whimpering. On my daughter’s first beach trip, she stayed resolutely on the blanket. Except for occasional taste testing. Now they dig…
caucASIAN
One lunch in college, I sat with my friends in my university cafeteria and listened to my friend comment, “Look. Everyone here is Asian.” Several seconds later, she looked at me and added, “Oops!I forgot…
POOF!
Or should I say Puff??? Poof! The Super Woman vanished from the net And frolicked in the summer sun, watching her children get wet, “Vacationing” Super Woman became her kids’ chauffeur, Driving to swimming, camps…