Category Archives: personal

Life Right Now

  To my dear children: I wish I could be one of those people who writes monthly updates to her children:  posts detailing life’s ever-so-rapidly changing nature.  I make lists of things I should do to help remember life as it exists right now – photos I should take, baby books I should update, anecdotes...

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Ava Grace

  December 12, 2011, 6:57 am 6 pounds, 12 ounces 19 inches long There are a million things I want to write but right now I can only think of one:  perfection.  

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An Open Letter to My Children

To my yet-to-be-named daughter, It’s Monday, December 5 – four days away from your due date.  Honestly, I didn’t think I’d get this far.  At some point in my pregnancy I was issued a warning about low fluid and told that it would likely only continue to decrease which would then mean bed rest and,...

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Jack

Part of the definition of friendship is giving – giving of love, of time, of support. And sometimes it’s giving other things – like hand-me-down clothes or baby gear. And sometimes you want to return the favor but your friends insist – no, demand – that you don’t. My friend Windy is one of those...

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Breaking

A few weeks ago, Jonathan Canlas posed a question on Twitter: Tell me what you’re doing to refine your vision. My answer: I’m taking a break – stepping away & prioritizing. Making sure my vision matches what I need & who I am. As I write this, I’m midway through editing my last wedding. Perhaps...

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