Month: September 2009
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Birthday Blessings From the Mouth of Babes
My dear friend from college, Marni, has a little boy about 9 months younger than our Audrey. He is absolutely, breath-takingly adorable. AND he is obsessed (with a capital O) with my daughter. To celebrate my birthday on Monday, Marn, sent me this, (and it almost made me spit coffee all over myself). Enjoy… We’re…
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“Let The Little Children Come…”
There are moments in life that simply take your breath away. Moments that make all things fade around you. Moments that capture your heart and mind and settle over you, calming your heart and soul. Moments that you will never forget. Last night our Bear called Brian up to his room where he had been…
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The Beautiful Torn
While coloring with Bella this weekend, she kept trying to tear her own pages out of her coloring book, each one resulting in a jagged tear through the middle. Finally, one came out easily and she colored to her heart’s content. Finding a speck of paper sticking up in the middle of it, she tried…
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A Vote For Bella is a Vote for Zuzu (or something like that)
Are any of y’all in need of a soothing night of solo piano music? How about your kids? A little piano music to help them fall asleep? I know just the place to go! My friend, John, is a gifted composer and pianist. He will soon be releasing his newest CD, Zuzu’s Petals, and I…
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The Wonder of Boys
The past few weeks have brought me many moments of wondering how it is I am to do this whole mothering of boys thing. “Why might that be?” you say. Well, I’m so glad you asked. Let’s see, since school started, table manners have evaporated into thin air and jumping, spinning, burping, hitting and singing…
A Spring of Joy 