“Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.”–Elizabeth Stone This week, I was again reminded of how deep those Mama Bear feelings run. You carry a child for nine months, you nurse that baby, diaper that baby, bathe that baby. You watch… Read More
Yard Sales and Fires–Letting Go of Things
I tend to hang on to things. This could be why I have at least five huge Rubbermaid bins full of my children’s baby clothes, in sizes up to…their age right now. I like to remember how cute they looked in those favorite outfits, I tell myself. Someday, maybe they’ll want to use those “retro” clothes for their kids, I… Read More