Tulsi’s Turtle.


February 8, 2010

My dear friend Kelly Buntin Johnson beaded this beautiful umbilical turtle fetish for Tulsi. Both the turtle and her poem are a rare gift and blessing — I had to share it! If you don’t know Kelly’s art, you must. It is powerful, beautiful and heart-full.
Kelly told me last Spring that she wanted to [...]

 

Ma Time.


February 1, 2010

Hey there! We’re back! Tulsi and I took a spontaneous adventure to the ocean (3 days notice) to spend a week with my parents. It was Patrick’s idea, and I jumped at it. Ma-Time. Tulsi + me, and me + my mama… Ten days and zero distractions (work, chores, lists not getting crossed off…and the [...]

 

little bird.


September 27, 2009

it’s such an awesome, sweet, beautiful miracle how these shadows gave birth to the one above…

 

in just 5 moons time…


September 23, 2009

You are 5 1/2 months old now and the light of my life! Your papa’s, too, of course. You are strong and healthy — now 14+ pounds and 26 inches long! You are really content and as sweet as your photo captures. Ok, even sweeter.
If it was up to you, you’d be outside 100% of [...]

 

p.s.


August 5, 2009
 

wiggle worm.



 

the magic realm.


June 28, 2009

Tulsi is reminding me constantly that magic is everywhere. Tree spirits, flying horses, twirling god’s eyes, dangling doily paper cut-outs, curtains dancing in open windows before a storm, bird shadows, rain music, and the list goes on. I’ve heard many times before how your children help you see the world again as if for the [...]

 

oh i love to count things that make me happy…


June 13, 2009

More smiles here…

 

Advice for Tulsi’s Mom (from Mrs. Creech’s first grade class)


June 2, 2009

I got the coolest belated first mother’s day gift in the mail last week : a one of a kind book entitled, “The Mom Book: Advice for Tulsi’s Mom”, written and illustrated by my niece Katie and her classmates. I was shocked! It’s the best thing to get home made presents, and this one goes [...]

 

thank you…



I just wanted to say thanks for the comments and emails from Tulsi’s birth story post. They mean a lot to me. It took some courage to share such an intimate experience on my blog, but I’m glad I did…it was life changing for me and not to share it would have felt like I [...]

 

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