In the Mom Lane: Where You WILL be Judged
“People will judge you, no matter what”
Judge away, and scroll on
Or pause, reflect, leave a kind word and karma will return that to you
Friday Flash: Except
There will come a day when you need the steadfast love of one whose been your rock A shoulder to lean on A listening ear When you turn to a hand to guide you Except to find … it isn’t there And you’re alone
Thursday Thoughts:
We live in a small town. It ranks as one of the “safest” in Virginia, year after year. Despite that, the truth about humanity struck here on Tuesday. A former college student shot and killed two Bridgewater College campus officers before taking off and leading officers from Bridgewater, VSP and surrounding localities on a man…
In the Mom Lane: Ending up on the Most Unlikely Path
Nearly five years ago, I found myself quietly watching my friend, Megan. She had started a direct sales skincare business, and I happily ordered products from her. It was time to upgrade from the “bar-soap-when-I-shower” routine and really take care of my skin. The science nerd in me loved that they were dermatologist-developed, and clinically…
Seasons of Grief
Grief. It is a fickle and funny “friend.” I have found in the years that follow the initial loss that it has ebbed and flowed. Sometimes an anchor, steadfast and strong, that threatens to capsize a ship in a storm. Other times it is a bright and sharp stab, a flash of lightning that sears…
Monday Mindset: When I Really Don’t Want to…
Mindset management and flipping the script on the days when you really aren’t “feeling it.”
In the Mom Lane: At the End of an Era
The end of an era is a phrase often used. Tonight (May 2, 2020) marks the end of an era that spanned almost 101 years. She was the embodiment and feisty and spunk, of creativity and humor, of kindness and generosity. She was opinionated, and had no reservations in sharing them. She was a story…
In the Mom Lane: Grief and Guiding Lights
A friend posted a copy of this picture the other day. It wrapped my heart in a cloak of sadness and sucked the breath right out of my lungs. I know that grief. That crushing weight, the one that clouds your mind and squeezes joy out of your heart. It finds you…when you expect it…
Writer Meme Monday: Aaaaand Writing FAIL.
This was me, today at one o’clock. Actually, probably more like ten a.m. See, I signed up for Fiction War (a flash fiction challenge) with all intentions of writing a story! Writing something! And using the $$ I shelled out as incentive to get it done. Sadly, that was money down the drain. One evening…
Life in the Mom Lane: Toddlers vs. Locks, Part II
The other week we were gathered in the kitchen after dinner – me, hubby, Big Dude, Little Man and my in-laws. My father-in-law stepped into the garage to take some food to the overflow refrigerator and shut the door behind him. (Little Man is lightning fast and LOVES to play out there.) Well, it turns…
The Mom Who Runs: 