cultivating me

me being me and making my way through life one day, one book, and one recipe at a time

turning back time

do you ever wish you could do that?  turn back time?  maybe to make a different choice or to erase a mistake?  what about just for the chance to relive a day or a moment?  these days i’ve been awfully nostalgic and sentimental.  i don’t know what it is that has brought this on.  maybe [...]

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Wed, July 22 2009 » from the heart, kids, parenting » 1 Comment

i knew this day would come

Today is Tuesday; just an ordinary day.  It’s not the beginning nor the end of the week – it’s not even the middle of the week…but Tuesday is about to become a very special day.
Recently, my daughter was promoted to a member of the ballet company she’s been training at and my oldest son was [...]

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Tue, February 24 2009 » family life, from the heart, kids, parenting » 1 Comment

a peek into the mind of a teenager

These are my daughter’s own words.  If it wasn’t clear to me how grown up she is and is getting, it sure is now!! Pay close attention to the last paragraph because I think she’s on to something there.  It is things like this which make me look at her and ask “Is she really [...]

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Thu, February 5 2009 » from the heart, kids, love » No Comments

learning to fly

or as so happens to be the case in my house, learning to get yourself where you need to be.  but you know the whole leaving the nest metaphor seemed appropriate here.  i’ve talked in the past about learning to let go of my kids, about learning to let them learn to do things – [...]

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Wed, January 14 2009 » family life, healthy me, kids, parenting » No Comments

healing a broken heart

is hard.  i not quite sure i how i ever healed my broken hearts and i surely don’t know how to heal another’s.  especially when it is my daughters.
today i saw her broken heart as she looked for her good friend to say one last goodbye.  C moved here with her parents over the summer [...]

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Thu, January 8 2009 » from the heart, kids » 1 Comment