Tag Archives: being loved
Making Peace with Distance
I’ve been far away for a long time. I used to think of Distance as being the space from here to home. But then “home” changed. It became separate places, so far from one another that my finite body could … Continue reading
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It’s moving day so let’s read a poem.
Today we move into our house. We open up boxes that were packed on June 25, that long and short summer ago. It will be like Christmas! And, honestly, it will be a little sad because it means we actually … Continue reading
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It’s always a little bit awkward to tell people it’s your birthday. That’s because their reaction to hearing such a thing (if they didn’t already know it) is either pity or guilt. I don’t want strangers to feel sorry that … Continue reading
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Thankful: heavy air, flaming sunset, a root easing down
Tonight while Chris was getting August ready for bed, I strapped Brooksie into the Ergo and walked the five minutes to the front of the apartment complex, pushing a stroller full of recycling to its appropriate depository. (Oh, Texas, you … Continue reading
Filed under Motherhood
Why I wish I lived in a commune.
In honor of this little vacation I’m on with some of my favorites, this post from January 6, 2011 seems appropriate. I just rode home in the back seat of a Volkswagen with two seventeen year old girls manning … Continue reading
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