The Power to Create

At the age of thirty I began walking a path that would lead me to myself. You’ll forgive me if this all sounds a bit paradoxical, a bit “chicken and the egg”.  What I mean is, at thirty I became a mother, and in doing so came face to face with the truth of my real self.  I found the good, the bad, the brilliant and the very flawed.  Some mothers lose themselves in the early years with their children; in contrast, I...

Poster Children

I wrote the following back in January while we were planning our recent move, but decided to save it for our anniversary.  Twelve years ago today we were married.  It seems both a moment and a lifetime ago.   “What are you two, the poster children for marriage?” This question was posed to us by an acquaintance, years ago, after we were first married.  Apparently we had shocked him with an exchange where we managed...

The Beckoning Path

Last week I was invited by the lovely Erica Diamond to write a guest post for her blog Women on the Fence.  She and I have recently connected on Twitter, and I have to say I love the name and concept of her site.  Women on the Fence, boy, I am one and I know many!  The tagline for her site is “For Women on the Fence in Life, in Love, at Work – It’s time to GET OFF THE FENCE and start living!”  I...

Whine, Wine and Cheese

“We should all go out for drinks sometime!” Amazing how simple an idea this would have been before children.  Friends who enjoyed each other’s company during the day deciding that a girls’ night out would be great fun indeed.  They would have made a plan for an upcoming weekend, gone out and had a great time. But the idea gets complicated once kids are involved.  Oh, we all know that moms need to get out and play,...