Mother-Daughter

Mar 162010
Dec 042009

In My Arms, by Plumb
Beautiful song, peaceful….when I listen, I think about my daughter, and about how I was always so afraid for her….and wanted to keep her safe.  With nearly 1000 miles between us now, I just miss her and keep her in my prayers and hope she is not afraid.
Another thing, as so [...]

Mar 272009
Sky

The other day I was thinking about things I would say if I only had a few hours left…and who I would want most to say them to.  Then I thought, ‘why wait’?  We live in the future sometimes while the present slips into stacks of yesterdays….I don’t want the people I love to wonder [...]

Dec 272008

There’s  nothing like the love of a child
to make us want to pull the walls down
that we tried so hard to build up….
when you can’t breathe bc you’re so afraid
of the fear that they’ll go away
or get hurt
or die….
and so the thousand mothers hide the tears they cry and stand in the emptiness for the [...]

Dec 272008

Edie Brickel was a favorite when I was in college….when I found this video I thought about how life seems to go in circles, especially amongst mothers and daughters, and so this is a dedication for anyone who has ever grown up in the big world of a small town…..as a child, as a mother…..