Life. And Books. And Trees.

Bare with me…. This one is messy…. Last night, after tucking the boys into bed, finally backing up my laptop so I could upload Chet’s nine month photos, and cleaning up the house (excluding the kitchen and my bedroom), I crawled into bed (over the pile of laundry) to read the last two chapters of Wild byContinue reading “Life. And Books. And Trees.”

Loving-Kindness

May I be filled with loving-kindness May I be well May I be peaceful and at ease May I be happy This weekend I tackled twelve long hot humid miles. I struggled through each mile. Each mile reminded me that this is the worst-case scenario for running in the summer – 94% humidity, sunny skies,Continue reading “Loving-Kindness”

Three Restorative Miles

Poor Chet. He is going through so many baby changes right now. After he went down to bed last night at 6:45pm, he woke up again at 8pm…and 10:30, 11:00, 11:30, 1:30, 4:00, 5:30, and finally stayed awake at 7:30. Whew. I wish on nights like last night he could find comfort sleeping in ourContinue reading “Three Restorative Miles”

A Lesson in Letting Go

As 2011 slowly ended and my belly slowly got bigger, I found myself facing 2012 in a very different way than I had anticipated. Where was my baby? I thought he’d be here by Christmas? The days ticked by ever so slowly. Each day I found myself getting more and more quiet. There was aContinue reading “A Lesson in Letting Go”