Day Thirtysomething
I was at my daughter’s softball game last weekend, yelling and jumping with excitement as her team narrowly pulled off a tough win. For any stranger who watched me bounce out of my folding chair ...
Day Fifteen
Today I went to my mother’s alone for the first time since she passed. I immediately went to her piano and played a song that she taught me when I ...
Day Thirteen
It’s evident that the Whoa! Susannah page has taken an ominous turn. Maybe it seems I’m playing this orphan card for all it’s worth. Maybe I should just take a ...
Day Eleven
Aside from my mother’s eulogy, I haven’t written anything in eleven days. So sitting down to write this feels sort of odd and foreign. Eleven days is a long time ...
Family, Uncategorized, Writing
Little Shells, Little Masks
I said something today that I’ve said many times. And as always, as soon as the words left my mouth, waves of guilt washed over me. I told my son, ...
Santa Eats Roast Beef
After church this morning, my daughter and I decided to go to lunch solo, sans the male members of the family. It’s only day 3 of Christmas break, and my ...
A Night with Ray LaMontagne
I’ve been a fan of Ray LaMontagne long before his hit, “Trouble” was featured on an insurance commercial. I played all of his albums on repeat while I worked on my ...
My Single Mother
My husband has been incredibly busy over the last several weeks and hasn’t spent much time at home. Each night as I’ve prepared dinner, washed the dishes, given the baths, checked the homework, ...
I Was Attacked by a Silverback Gorilla and Other Stuff
Salutations, friends. It’s been an extremely long time since I’ve written a blog post, therefore, this is going to be an extremely long blog post. I hope you’ll stick around ...
Family, Uncategorized, Writing
As a Wife, I’m Guilty of These Five Mistakes (And You Probably Are, Too)
After writing I’m Guilty of These Five Parenting Mistakes (And You Probably Are, Too), I knew that I needed to write a post that pays homage to the major muck-ups that I ...