Last night I dreamed that Momma and I were shopping. We were in some hip little downtown area, very much like Asheville, and we were in stor...

Momma comes tomorrow. Ever since last Thursday, I've been going through my days thinking, "This time next week, Momma and I can do ...

Yesterday, Elizabeth Edwards announced that she would not be treating her cancer any longer. I thought that she had reached a point of quali...

The number of times Momma and I have bemoaned the fact that she wouldn't make it to 70 when her mother made it to 97 is now quite laugha...

Don't ask me why I said it. I don't know. It's a dumb thing to say if you don't really want to leave somewhere. "Christ...

I hate cancer. That's a really stupid thing to say. It implies that maybe someone out there doesn't hate it. Momma's numbers ar...

More birthdays . That's what we keep getting with my momma. It's pretty awesome. There have been so many times when we've been t...

My brother and I grew up about a mile from on set of grandparents and just across town from our other grandmother. We saw them regularly. Sp...

Little Bird and I like to go to the library. We read in the morning, in the afternoon, and at night before bed. We love books. I quickly lea...

There are fine lines between optimism, realism, and pessimism. I wrestle with which lines I will live within all the time. I am aiming for ...

Christopher has been baptized. Sunday, his Nana stood in front of the congregation with us and baptized her youngest grandson. I honestly di...

Do you ever have one of those days when you have a dozen things to write about swirling around in your head, but you are just too blue to ge...

A week from Sunday, Guy and I will have our son baptized. My mother, who is a Presbyterian minister, will stand up in front of our church an...

One for Bird . . . I am so tired Little Bird's not even here Need to get some sleep. One for Momma . . . Momma's chemo works Her ca1...

Whymommy linked to this post by Punk Rock Mommy yesterday. It isn't someone I have read before, but as far as reading a first post goe...

Our bedroom now has furniture. We looked for over a year for something that we both liked that didn't cost 80 million dollars, and of co...

Not in the mood for Writing good haiku tonight Chemo next Friday. Find more and better haiku here . ********* We are not foolish enough to t...

The house is quiet. Momma and Daddy left this morning. Lovely is at school and then goes to her mother's house for a couple of days. Guy...

I know. I'm supposed to be on break, visiting with my folks. And I am, but they need some quiet time, and so do I. Every once in awhile ...

Cleaning a house that has never been unpacked and is still being renovated is not an easy task. However, when your parents are coming for a...