Brothers;
Their love comes from where the wild things are.
Crashing and bashing its way out of the woods
towards curl-tugging, nose-grabbing,
chasing, embracing,
growling kisses.
Dancing the bedtime blues
they sway and pray
for more time
free of the confines of 4 posters and a set of sheets.
When granted a reprieve
it’s wrenchingly beautiful
to see them pause between bouts of bedlam
and hug the guts [...]
Laying to rest the ghosts of all bad mothers-in-law, mine is one part knight-in-shining-armor, one part Betty Croker, and one part Mary Poppins. She makes housework fun and spoons sugar into all her interactions with us. Short, joyous, and faithful she arrives at the airport this afternoon and I, for one, couldn’t be more excited [...]
I (almost) have no words to describe the pure insanity of the last couple hours’ excursion to the home of the mouse-who-shall-not-be-named (and who really looks a lot more like an oversize, growth-hormone, induced rat anyway). Talk about heading into the heart of darkness if the heart of darkness was the inside of a hunk [...]
Some days are hot tea, warm belly, happy heart days. Even when they are difficult. Even when your husband is away for a week and you are juggling work, two boisterous boys, commuting, cleaning, laundry and well, life. Some days start out in the pre-dawn dark with sippy cups and snuggles between warm bodies still [...]
I’ve been thinking about love. And sex. And faith. I’ve been listening to interesting, thoughtful, compelling, compassionate and artistic women as they strip down and bare their beliefs. Wrapped in blankets and propped between pillows, when the night light is flickering and the radio winding down, I have sat and read their words and let [...]
