The boys wrestling with their daddy on the rug. The “hold my hand, Mommy” as we go down stairs every morning. The way my oldest whispers to his baby brother as they fall asleep at night. The “Mamamamama” jabber as the baby reaches for my face. The laughter at the dinner table. I know I [...]
Good morning! Welcome to the table. Won’t you sit and sip some chai with me? Today I’m hosting part of the Gathered Thoughts Link Party for my lovely friends at Love Feast Table. Here is my ‘gathered thought’ prompt: most unexpectedly Motherhood is a series of lost and found blessings. The blessing of carrying a [...]
Slivers of moonlight whisper through the windows and across our white down comforter to find us cuddled up, curve to cove, cove to curve, just has we have every night of his life. He nurses and sighs, sighs and nurses. One chubby hand grasps at my chin, my pendant, my lips. Groggy eyes search for [...]
I don’t remember what day it was, or even what month, but I do know it was sometime during the dark, cold winter of 2009. The snow and the ice heaped their weight on top of my already unbearable load of new motherhood. It got dark early, both outside and in my heart. The date [...]
