Worth Pursuing

Well, it’s been  a couple of months since we started my son on Concerta. The progress has been eye-opening. I have walked slowly and cautiously, following the lead of my 13 year old son. (That in and of itself is a challenge for this extremely Type A mom.) But I’ve learned so much from him. [...]

For myself, this year, is about seeing beauty around me and learning how to capture it. Yesterday, instead of  just recognizing and acknowledging the beautiful sunrise, I turned down a seldom used road and took some photos. It was beautiful…and the way I felt inside was even more so.     **This photo was taken as a [...]

It’s no secret that my son has struggled with school. Every year, his father and I dread parent/teacher conferences. “He’s smart.” “He’s interesting.” “How do we keep him engaged in what the class is doing?” “What motivates him?” “He really needs to leave his free-reading books in his locker. He’s unable to put them down [...]

This week, I chose to follow a wonderful woman’s lead and find every day ways to be grateful for things in my life. It just so happens, that this adventure started just days after opening my new Christmas present. My Olympus Pen PM-1. I’d already decided, approximately 3 minutes after opening my present, that I [...]

I’ve read lots of blog posts lately about the little degrading voice we all have.  And I’ve had some very public battles with mine lately. (Telling my little voice to “Pipe down, I got this”, while on the treadmill makes people look at you like you’re nuts. Just turn up your headphones…it’s fine)  But lately, [...]

I have always made resolutions. Usually, they’re about losing weight or exercising more. This year, I’m doing it differently. I’m picking things that mean something to me. 1. Run 365 miles in 2012. 2. Publish 52 photos on my blog. Once a week…based on whatever new photography trick, tip or basic that I’m learning that [...]

Well, I don’t consider myself a photographer. But, I wish I was. Since I’m getting a new camera for Christmas, there’s no time like the present to start re-training the way I think about photos.

I do tend to worry…rather a lot. About silly things. Like the one time, I was in a rather unsavory neighborhood and my brain played a little scenario in which I was killed by a drive-by shooter, while driving my car. In my brain, my car slammed into an old building, the building caught fire. [...]

2011 was one of the best, yet, for my family. I married the most amazing man, who surrounds us with love and laughter every day. I have been blessed with beautiful, smart and loving children who are stronger than you’d ever guess. May 2012 be better yet, for all of us and you!

I want to talk about this. I have so much to say and yet there are no words. I can’t believe this is my life. It is so much more than the trial. Her whole life has invaded my being. I can’t write my own feelings here because her kids and her exes are extremely [...]