Thoughts

There was a season that seems like a lifetime ago and yet feels like yesterday. My daughter was 20 months and it was September. When I was a shell of a person and my […]

Mother’s Day 2020 may look very different for you, if not everyone this year, whether you’re a mom or not. Today is less about the celebration as an annual event and more about celebrating […]

Easter is tomorrow and Gia has asked me to put up our Christmas tree. I can confidently say that this past Christmas season was the first that Gia really enjoyed, synthesized, and accepted. It […]

I’m a feminist. Since like…birth. Which essentially means I’ve been on my own side, for my own team, my whole life. And when I was pregnant with Gia I couldn’t wait to raise her […]

Do you know of S.A.M.E. Sorority? A source of great joy in my life, S.A.M.E. Sorority simply put it, is an inclusive supportive community of amazing women. We move beyond tolerance. We are diverse […]

As I sat on the sofa last night (yes, I was actually sitting), my daughter looked at me and says “Let’s play”.   Two of my favorite words these days. A. She’s speaking and using her words functionally. B. She asked […]

If all that I accomplish in life is to give my children a sense of knowing that they are loved by God, then my life has been well spent. I am deeply passionate about […]

“You love Gia more than me”. Here it comes, the subsequent stab in the heart every parent feels when one of your children states that you love one of their siblings more. Two words- […]

Remote Learning When you and your son are on a Zoom meeting with his teacher and the mist from the oil diffuser keeps wafting in front of the screen, you realize that could appear […]

I couldn’t help but smile as I stacked the dirty dishes and carried them to the stink. In that moment I said a silent prayer of gratitude. Yes, I was grateful for those dirty […]