I can set the clock by Hamish. It’s 2:30am and just like every other night he’s up to have a feed. I have woken up at that point in sleep that makes me feel as though I’ve been drugged. When I pick him up, all of my concentration is on making it from the bed […]
Watching Him Go
“They’re here, they’re here,” squeals Mr. Three because I’m Three. My second set of parents, Helen and Barry Roome, pull up in their white mini van. My son runs to get his gear and starts to put on his shoes, chatting wildly about trains, planes and automobiles as he does so. Once I found the […]
The Love Truck
A mom comes to love an ugly, junk-filled 1989 Chevy Durango pick-up truck when she discovers that sometimes looks really don’t matter. It’s the personality that counts.
65 Red Roses – Celebrating Eva Markvoort
When she was a child, Eva Markvoort’s malapropism for “cystic fibrosis” was 65 red roses. During her too brief life, Eva reached out to millions of people through her blog and the film 65_RedRoses.
The Things We Carry: Blessings and Burdens of Motherhood
A mother of two struggles through childcare, kids’ parties and massive tooth pain, and ponders the blessings and burdens of motherhood.
The Perfectly Discombobulated Mother
A mother realizes that there are good and bad times for buying a car. This was a bad time. A really bad time.
Wedding Dress: A Story of Hemlines and Lifelines
Important stages in our lives can be marked in many ways. Our writer takes us through her life, from hemlines to lifelines, including the story of her wedding dress.
Rock Wall: Motherhood and the Fractures of Solitude
Are we rock walls that begin to chip and fracture over time, or are we made up of multiple chips and fractures that come together to form a united rock wall front? I believe I will always remember the moment that I realized solitude was something I would have to steal, plan for, fight for and strategize to attain.