…who repeatedly searched my site with the term “badgirlspictures”: I am pretty sure what you are looking for is illegal in your country.

Before preschool dropoff: “Mommy, when we get inside, I want two hugs and two kisses before you leave. Because if I get three hugs and three kisses, you will be late for work and you will miss the party.” Nobody told me about the party. I think my son is going to be heartily disappointed […]

“I love you, Buddy.” “You say that all the time, Mommy” “Well. Does it bother you when I do?” “No. Because when you say it all the time, I know that it means you love me very, very much.” “Yes, baby, I do. More than anything” “I know.  That makes me happy in my heart.”

My mother is awake. Which wouldn’t be so profound an announcement if it weren’t for the fact that she has been asleep for three weeks. While I was on my vacation in St. Maarten, she developed an infection.  Considering what her Infectious Disease Specialist has told me about the identity of the bacterial culprit, it’s […]

One of the reasons that my blogging has slowed down is that there have been so many things over the course of my recent life that I lack the ready words to process the experience.  The time I spend reaching, searching through the combinations of my vocabulary, have produced nothing adequate to express the workings of […]

To the anonymous sweetheart who paid for my coffee order in the Starbuck’s Drive-Thru in North Little Rock this morning: You completely made my week. Thank you.