Kaela Moore is The Girl Who Blogs and she does it well. She is a spunky mom, a photographer of pretty, a writer of little chunks of happiness she calls posts. Her blog reads like an ode to good things, the sugary, joyful, and blindingly bright bits of life. So I marvel a bit … Continue reading »
“I want a life that sizzles and pops and makes me laugh out loud. And I don’t want to get to the end, or to tomorrow, even, and realize that my life is a collection of meetings and pop cans and errands and receipts and dirty dishes. I want to eat cold tangerines…and read books … Continue reading »
At times those lessons were subtle. In others they were blatant, violent, and shattering. Nonetheless they were necessary. Continue reading »
I should start by saying I have no idea what time or date it is. I think Christmas was a few days ago, and something about this ringing in my ears tells me it was a doozy. I can tell from stubbed toes that my son made out like a bandit, racking up enough markers … Continue reading »
Some bets you can bank on this Christmas Eve Eve weekend. Candle light will flicker small at first, pass from hand to another until a tiny sanctuary glows brilliant. Chestnuts will be purchased pre-packaged with “hickory-smoked-like artificial scent preservative” and we’ll watch a DVD of a cozy, crackling logs. The toddler will keep insisting he needs to … Continue reading »
