God Kisses

No, not by Santa in Rudolph – although I can agree with the recent news blitz that Santa needed a bit more sugar to sweeten up

I’ve been alive 50 years today. These fifty words sum up my wild ride: Decade one (1-10): Innocent, family girl, adventurer, brave, water-skier, cliff-diver, boy

I get it wrong. I get it wrong a lot. No, I don’t have a self-esteem issue. I’m not fishing for compliments to build myself

It happens nearly every time I give the boys a bath. Lovence and Laurentz spend 30 minutes laughing, splashing and playing make believe – Laurentz

I saw you today. Your head was bowed, your shoulders slumped, your eyes to the ground. Your backpack looked like it weighted a thousand pounds.

My children don’t like to look at me when I’m angry with them. It could be for good reason. Maybe the way my hair stands

It was his smile that did me in. From the moment I met him, I was captured. Beautiful eyes, warm smile, toddling steps. I laughed

Step is stupid. And I’m not even allowed to say stupid in our house. Yet it’s true. Stepchild, stepmom, step whatever. I hear that word

For a boy who doesn’t speak, he sure says a lot. And he surprises me. All the time. Lovence was rescued from a mountain village