Minutes to Moments

“When he finished, Woods hugged his mother and she whispered in his ear.
“I said ‘I’m so proud of you. Never think you stand alone. Mom will always be there for you and I love you,’” Kultida Woods said.”
Read the full story on Tiger Woods’ apology here.

The young father leaned into the back seat and unstrapped his prize possession. Lifting his soft-skinned, mop-topped son onto his hip, they crossed the parking lot toward the grocery store as the breeze softly brushed their faces. The boy, not quite a year old, stared contentedly ahead. This is a trip he’s made many times [...]

“If I ever tell you I want to hold a garage sale again, please slap me.”

Her heart pounded as she waited for the starter’s signal, and so did mine. Early on, she sat quietly between events, reading her book or watching the others line up for their races. I kept checking, wanting to reassure her, but knowing the only way she’d find her place in this group was [...]

We don’t see snow in April in my part of the world too often.  Today the snow showers are expected to compete with opening day at the ballpark.
As I woke this morning, Peter Mayer’s Magical World was running through my mind.  I’ve learned to pay attention when a song is given to me, so I [...]

After the bus pulled away with our precious 9-year-old cargo, I walked through the kitchen and noticed her crumpled napkin and dirty socks by her place at the table.  The socks are a bad habit she’s gotten into lately, and the napkin a sign of her rush out the door.
My mind moved quickly from exasperation [...]

Yesterday I reconnected with a friend from high school, someone I fell out of touch with and hadn’t seen in maybe 10 years.  Ouch!
Her reappearance in my life brought to mind all the laughter and heartache we shared in our friendship.  I talked with my now high school age daughter about it, and the significance [...]

My youngest daughter appreciates the “treats” part of Halloween, but the “tricks” still confuse her.  “Why did they invent Halloween?” she asks, when confronted with gory, skeletal creatures.  Though Halloween was invented by the ancient Celts, I doubt a little history lesson would do much to calm her fears.  In considering her question, I reflected on Halloween’s [...]

The presidential election has raised a multitude of questions on what it takes and means to be a mom.  Voices from all points on the political spectrum are offering opinions and perspectives on how moms juggle family and work life, what constitutes “sexism” in the public arena, and if “feminism” and “pro-life” are really mutually exclusive.
These are [...]

Last night I wandered into the TV room just in time to catch this scene from Finding Nemo.  In it, Marlin, Nemo’s father, is on a quest to find his son and along the way befriends Dory, a sweet fish with short-term memory loss but deep wisdom about life.  The scene finds Marlin and Dory [...]