Category Archives: sisterhood
Dr. King, thank-you
when Q was 3 years old in daycare they celebrated Martin Luther King day with simple words of world peace. his teacher told Q and his friends of how Dr. King taught the people of the world to be … Continue reading
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joy – unexpected
i have been unprepared for the joy that has taken over my being where is it coming from why now the world’s suffering has not stopped i have dear friends (whom i have not met) that i carry in my … Continue reading
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do not think you are powerless
www.glahaiti.orgThese children. the ones in this photo you can help directly. go to http://www.glahaiti.org/blog_dixie_haiti the director of the orphanage has a blog and will tell you about how to get diapers and the other things they need immediately. if someone … Continue reading
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happy new year, thank you and joy
so, i spent another day in the emergency room. the pain in my back was so bad last night i could not lay down and did not fall asleep until around 5:15 am. not so bad really except Q came … Continue reading
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on the day of my funeral
I want to tell you that on the day of my funeral my house will be a mess yesterday i was reading about a woman who was waiting for some medical test results. she wondered if the news were … Continue reading
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almost
they are almost home i am almost ready perhaps just like the first moment i met Y just like the first time i held Q i will never be ready there is no ready? set? go! life, especially motherhood is … Continue reading
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myself – found
this morning about 10 am drinking cappuccino sans mommy guilt earlier in the week, when it dawned on me that i would be alone for these five days the umbilical chord stretched a few hundred miles i sent out an … Continue reading
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me (still waiting with evelyn but not counting-day nine)
this years christmas tree still up in late january when my mother came on her way to the innauguration ‘what’s this going to be’ she said ‘you’re valentines tree?’ dedicated to evelyn who once said something that reminded me how … Continue reading
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come to the table (day eight of waiting with evelyn)
choices yesterday, 4 years after starting this journey, we recieved the first draft of our homestudy. we are to look for mistakes (impeccable housekeeping? there’s a mistake if ever there was one – but we’re not correcting that) and then … Continue reading
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for tra (and day seven of waiting with evelyn)
i do not believe god is watching down on me at this very moment i believe in god feel god within me saw god this morning in the streaks of sunlight slanting into my kitchen window in a blessing that … Continue reading
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