Random Ramblings

Mother’s Day 2011

“There are all sorts of families in this world;” I tell my son. “Some kids have a mom and a dad. Some kids have only one parent. Some kids have two moms, or two dads, or stepparents, or grandparents, or some other combination of parents to raise them. There are all sorts of families in… Continue reading Mother’s Day 2011

A weathered stone angel stands before a granite cross; one hand has been replaced by a smooth, plastic mannequin hand raised in greeting.
Personal Reflections, Random Ramblings

New Beginnings

Pausing in spring’s first light, I reflect on ten years of transformation, from daughter and sister to wife and mother, and find hope in a weathered angel’s mismatched welcoming hand.