With Intro By Michelle Kennedy I have spent much of my life near the ocean. As I’ve gotten older, and I have traveled so much more, I’ve gotten to see lots of different versions of the ocean. I grew up visiting the Atlantic Ocean in Ocean City, Maryland. My parents […]
The Involuntary Atheist
Trying to find God in my great-grandmother’s apartment in downtown Baltimore. My great-grandmother was named Esther and her tiny apartment was up an elevator and down a hall that smelled like beef soup. It had a very school lunch smell about it – not that I ever bought school lunch. […]
Crone: Now in my 50’s, I embrace this term.
My ex-husband called me this once. I was probably in my late 30’s. He said it to be mean. He knew I was struggling with getting older — a bit of an almost 40 mid-life crisis. And I was offended. Seriously offended. Also really hurt. He frequently made comments about […]
Mothering is Often Disappointing, but it’s Not Because of the Kids
Lessons learned from mothering many… Being a mother is often a disappointing endeavor. I don’t mean that the kids are disappointing — definitely not. They amaze me all the time. But the job of mother itself can be fairly disappointing overall. I think, it’s in part, due to the expectations […]
It’s the little things…
This morning I cried while buttering my bagel. And while yes, I believe butter on a bagel is that beautiful, that’s not why I cried. I cried because I felt lucky to have the bagel. I felt, believe it or not, proud to have this bagel — and the five […]