There he is. My baby. My 8 of 8. The sweet completion of the Carr Family Chord. He’s the baby by only 4 minutes. It is very important to his 4-minutes-older twin that that age difference be honored. But the baby still, even by the cadence of 240 seconds. When it comes to my parenting career, there are innate and…
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Blend Well With Space and Time
My Second Secret Sleepless Life
I suppose it’s apt. My fascination with clocks. Tick. Tock. I have a life I lead during the daytime. I’m energetic. Happy. Busy. Fairly focused. And then. It hits 5:30 pm. 7:45 pm. And I’m exhausted. I speak pretty frequently in the evenings or need to race all over town to pick up kids from various activities, so by sheer…
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Taking a Stair at a Time
When I spent a blissful few days in Paris visiting my oldest progeny, I scoured the Louvre top to bottom, cranny to roof, wing to wing. I was a tourist obsessed. It wasn’t my first trip to the Louvre, but I just keep appreciating its treasures and structure more and more over time. I took many a picture of all…
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#ReWriteConf Retrospective
It was a whirlwind. An absolute breathtaking, inspiring whirlwind. I’m so proud of my friends who were in attendance who are established, well-known authors. I’m so proud of my friends who were in attendance who are exploring the world of writing, honing their skills, dreaming, planning, learning. Writers, one and all. I remember my first experience of crafting with words….
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Percussive Pals
He’s the little brother who is now the much taller brother. 3 of 8. When he and 1 of 8 were younger, they battled. Often. Their big personalities were opposing cymbals, ready to clash and crash. But here is the secret I always hung onto as they would battle and squabble…. They were both cymbals. And cymbals need each other…
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