i am always so amazed when the ordinary turns remarkable. every now and then there are moments that may seem mundane, but for a time they freeze and you uncover a truth that is so much bigger than the circumstance. one such event happened several years ago ( Read more... )

finally september is here. for the first time in three months i can take a breath and feel that slight hint of coolness in the air, and i feel like i'm home. this time of year is packed full of birthdays - maizy, christina, mine, marc - and that makes it all the more special. another year with these lovely creatures in my life; another chance to ( Read more... )

it’s true: when you’re all grown up, birthdays tend to be an entirely different animal than when you were a child. i do it, too: self-analysis of the past year, lamentation at another 365 days of my life that i will never have back. sometimes this leads to criticism of my choices, anger at my failures, and disappointments at my lack of progression ( Read more... )

james lileks wrote something long ago about his mother that struck me hard. there is one part that rang so true to me that i often go back and re-read it to remind myself. the condensed version is this:

"The ordinary now has its true face: miraculous. Growing up under her hand, her gaze, her heart was a miracle, unbelievable luck. I had no idea ( Read more... )

marc's 27th birthday is tomorrow. he's in colorado right now, where's been all week, and i can only hope that luck will be on our side and when i wake up tomorrow morning i will find him next to me.

words: they say so little. i've written so much about him the past 10 years and none of it ever lives up to what i want to express. such intangibles ( Read more... )

 thanks for all the birthday wishes, everyone!  the messages, texts, e-mails, phone calls...everything.  it means so much to me.

heather, thanks for this post, and for being my sis and everything.

and cbh, um, i still can't read this without crying.  seriously the best gift i could ever dream of.  thank you so much.

p.s. - next time we get ( Read more... )

september is rolling right on by;  summer is sputtering like an old, abused car engine.  every now and then i have a fall sensory experience and it just makes me all warm and cozy.  flashes of sweaters, warm fires, pumpkins and earth-toned leaves shoot through my brain and i'm excited like a kid at christmas. it's the beginning of my favorite time ( Read more... )

tomorrow is one of my favorite days of the year, because i can spend it celebrating you. my friendship with you is one of my life's greatest accomplishments; i don't understand the possibility of a life without you in it, and i'm so grateful that i've been able to share the majority of my existence as a companion to your journey.

when i read this ( Read more... )

maizy's birthday is coming up on monday.  it is hard to believe it's been 13 years since i scooped this little ball of love and sass up and felt the world move just a tiny little bit.


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