We Were Here
Yesterday, the boys and I met a friend and her baby, down south from Seattle, and we walked to the top of a little nubby mountain right behind her house. We went up the path, up the old logging road, and up a few switchbacks until we arrived at the rocky outcrop, where we ate [...]
Connection Rituals
I was gone both days this weekend at a non-residential meditation retreat, spending from 9:00 to 4:30 each day meditating (sitting and walking) and listening to dharma talks given by Sharon Salzberg. On the first morning, I got ready to go while the boys played and Rom made their breakfast. When I left, I said [...]
The Good Place
The weekend before last Mica cried, on and off, for at least four hours. We were coming home from spending Fourth of July weekend at my parents’ house, which is a two-hour drive north of us. We had had a lovely time with my parents and my brother and his family (though we missed having [...]
Learning to fly
First, Papa flew it and Orlando helped… Then Orlando flew it with Papa’s help… And then Orlando flew the kite all on his own. And the kite went, as Mica would say, “way high up in the sky”… Tweet
Telling Stories
One night, in bed, Orlando sat straight up and said, “Mama, I want to tell you a story.” I said, “Okay.” He began… Once, there was a mouse and he was in his garden. He saw a black shadow, and then he picked all the things he could in a hurry and the last thing [...]
Family Pillar: "Life is delightful"
As I wrote about in the introduction, Rom and I recently came up with our Family Pillars — a set of phrases or words to live by. Here they are: Structure brings ease An Open Heart Life is delightful Naturally Beautiful touches I’ve already written about Structure brings ease and An Open Heart. Today, I [...]
Brotherly Love (and Other Feelings)
We were sitting at the dinner table, and I was telling Rom about this post by MommaZen. [Please read the post (it's good!), but I will summarize here for the point of my story.] MommaZen’s daughter, Georgia, is on a quest to become friends with Malia Obama so that one day Malia will invite her [...]
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