Month: September 2013

Bottling Ordinary

It was a super busy, exhausting, incredible, art-filled week and I took notes on myriad little bits of inspiration continuously.  The culminating exhibit and reading was unreal–the kind of evening you want to put into a bottle and sip from on darker days. I’ve been meaning to post more, but I’m in a bit of…
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September eleventh

Twelve years ago, I was a stay at home mom and a part time college student. I was out painting on the back porch with my toddler, living the isolated life of the American mother. My husband called and told me to turn on the television. Soon after, I did the only thing I could…
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Our Sons and Their Mothers

A few weeks ago a friend of mine (one of the few beautiful people that still mail things) sent me a photograph clipped from the newspaper.  It was of a six year old boy in Syria carrying a rifle nearly as tall as himself.  The boy looks quite cheerful, actually, walking with great confidence in…
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