Mother’s Day Reminiscing

by | May 13, 2023 | Writing

My mother was a beacon of right and wrong, love and anger long before I knew the words. When I find myself honing habits of nutrition, organizing, tidying up, grooming, anger and forgiveness, I realize the first teacher for many of these habits was my mother.  She was...

My Mother’s Beauty

by | May 3, 2022 | Writing

Thinking of Mom and mothers … My Mother’s Beauty I don’t think anyone ever said of my mother that she was “a beauty.” A childhood photo when she was nine shows a slender and almost delicate girl on pointe in a perfect ballet tutu and pose. Her face is serious. Photos...

Car Talk

by | Jun 4, 2021 | Writing

Pegasus In the last year of my mother’s life, our hospice angels recommended bringing in photo albums to assist my mother in her “life review.” Some pictures brought a smile, some a short sniff of dismissal. Some elicited a story.  The black-and-white photo was...

54 Hugs in One Day

by | Dec 5, 2017 | Writing

When was the last time you got hugged more than 54 times in a day? I’m a hugger and was completely in my element when we recently visited a local school in Kauai. Let me start at the beginning. KIDS Kids are amazing! Whether they’re pre-schoolers, wiggly giggly...