My Mama Kat prompt this week is: I thought my child was going to _______, but instead he/she _______. Pretty much every day of my parenting life, I think one of my children is going to do something a particular way, but instead they put their own (often completely opposite) twist on it. This prompt, though, immediately […]
Running Free
“A woman who surrenders her safety pins need not surrender her dignity.” Okay, okay, the line from Wally Lamb’s “The Hour I First Believed” is actually: “A woman who surrenders her freedom need not surrender her dignity.” …..but in the case of the women I ran with yesterday at the Gadsden Correctional Institution in Gretna, […]
Running Half a Marathon With a Whole Heart
World Autism Awareness Day April 2, 2012 For the past three years, one of my goals has been to complete a 5K run (3.1 miles) in less than 30 minutes. I have written about that over and over. Therefore, it may come as a surprise to you that this post is all about running 13.1 miles, […]
Wordless Wednesday (Blue Eggs and Pinwheels Edition)
This is week two of the “Leap Into Spring” Photo Challenge. This challenge has two choices of prompts for each week. This week, the choices are Easter and Eggs. These are two choices that I found a lot easier when my children were younger! I fully admit that I created this little Easter/Egg-themed image tonight, […]
I Love This Thing! (A Mama Kat Writing Prompt)
My Mama Kat prompt this week is: Share one of your favorite things (inspired by Jenbshaw). I am not a huge Brookstone shopper. The prices are usually too elevated for my taste and there just isn’t much there that I feel I can’t live without. With one exception: my awesome Brookstone keychain! My brother-in-law, […]
Wordless Wednesday (A Small Blue Light Edition)
With this post, I Leap! into the “Leap Into Spring” Photo Challenge. This challenge has two choices of prompts for each week. This week, the choices are Sunshine and Light. Each April 2, people all over the world observe World Autism Awareness Day. Families install special blue light bulbs in their homes; businesses light up […]