Carpeing all the diems in semi-rural Oklahoma...xoxo
Carpeing all the diems in semi-rural Oklahoma...xoxo
Jess and Bean are back!! We picked them up Sunday afternoon, and the wild romping and untethered conversations ignited right away. So far we have swam like fishes and coined the term hydroventilating, to describe the way Bean partially inhales…
After a really fun family dinner and silly videos last night with the kids, Jess and Alex took Bean home for the weekend. (They’ll be back soon for more farm retreat livin.) So early this morning Klaus showed me the…
Last night I dreamt that Jocelyn came home. It was a happy, lighthearted dream. Bridget was with her, and everything felt natural and smooth. Fearless. Complete. It was so seamless with reality that waking up required a few minutes of…
My girls have lost their Dad. This is a delicate family event to share, and I do so cautiously and with deep love. It’s not always easy, or rather, it does not always feel genuine and honest, to tell my…
For my first sibling Angela, on your 42nd birthday… Everyone who calls you friend feels deep-down lucky, me included. You were an especially beautiful baby, I could see it even as a little girl. You were a bright, glowy orb…
Tomorrow is Easter Sunday, easily my favorite holiday of the year. Easter represents world-changing miracles and promises kept despite every opposition. Easter means new life. The best life, in fact, springing from absolute grief and apparent defeat. Easter is the…