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The boys are off to college and classes are beginning this week. I am re-grouping and getting a handle on my new life at home without kids. And then the texts start rolling in and I am feeling incredibly anxious….
A year ago, I was filled with emotion. My youngest was going off to college and I was going to be an “empty nester.” Or so I thought. On the one hand, I was ready. Ready to do re-group and…
Last fall I wrote about the sadness of sending my youngest off to college, transitioning to a new chapter and accepting the reality of life without my children at home. In the back of my mind, I knew they would…
Today is Mother’s Day. I miss my mom. Today. Everyday. I close my eyes. I can see her, feel her next to me. I can see her smile, remember her hands holding mine. It is unimaginable that it has been…
“Mom, what type of cheese do I like on my sandwich” is a running joke in our family. It refers to a time years ago when my oldest son was ordering a sandwich in a restaurant. The waitress asked him…
Don’t get me wrong. Let me be perfectly clear. I love my two sons so deeply that words cannot describe. The love you have for a child is unlike any love. Period. So, that said, how do I describe what…
The leaves are slowly beginning to change colors, the days just a little bit shorter and even though we may be still experiencing summer-like temperatures, the state of mind is that of “back to school” and new beginnings. I think that…
It doesn’t hit you until they are gone. Sure, we have been talking about it for a while, preparing in every way possible but it doesn’t hit you until the quiet takes over. The abruptness of it all is what…
I am surrounded by aliens. I mean boys. How did this happen? Truth be told, I have always liked boys. Beginning at age five, I always had a lot of friends who were boys. We would be out bike riding, playing hide…
Becoming a mother has been one of the most multifaceted experiences of my life. It changes you, challenges you, humbles you, and enriches you like no other. I always thought I would be a mother but truth be told I…
