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Mother’s Day

Mother’s Day   A year ago, on Mother’s Day, I sat in a church meeting surrounded by other women in Los Angeles, California. A teacher was at the front of the room doing her best to give an uplifting lesson about the importance of motherhood and womanhood, but I was distracted. I was reflecting on my journey as a mom. Exhaustion and stress weighed me down in my chair as I struggled to pay attention. There was gratitude and love...

The Sound Of Love

I have always wondered what love sounds like. I know what it looks like, and I know what it feels like, but if I could pin down a sound for love, what would it be? I grew up in a house full of kids which meant we had a noisy house all the time. There would be frequent chats in the kitchen at midnight where all the hungry teenagers would gather with my Mom, and we would all recap the...

Why I Pushed Little Kids

WHY I PUSHED LITTLE KIDS… AWAY  This post is not about kids I know or see on planned play dates, or my fellow mommy friends. This is about trying to play with my kids at the park, and being swarmed by a dozen stray children starving for attention, and me constantly asking the question “WHERE IS THIS KID’S PARENTS?!”  First off let me start by saying, I am not a mean person. Those who know me well would probably describe...