An insightful thought from Emerson…
“Life is a journey, not a destination.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
Mommy, you smell like grandma
The other day Elliot surprised me with a hug while I was sorting laundry. He closed his eyes, gave me a tight squeeze and said lovingly, “Mommy, you smell like Cranky hal-mon-ee (grandma in Korean). A couple of years ago, my mother-in-law surprised them with a crane named Cranky for […]
A look at summer flowers from Knoxville, Tennessee
Wildflowers are wild, spontaneous, and beautiful. Just the fact that they grow and bloom in unlikely places make them extraordinary. In fact, I love flowers of any kind although I’m still learning their names. According to usawildflowers.com, there are 588 wildflower species in the United States alone. That’s a lot […]
Decluttering and letting go
Declutter. Clearing out. Making space. These have been my home activities for the past couple of months. I can’t pinpoint the exact moment when I decided to do this, but one of the motivating factors was anger. I got angry looking at the overflowing cabinets and closets with old boxes, […]
This setback may be an opportunity to slow down
Waiting is tough. On Monday I was a hot mess. Being told that Ellis’ surgery is postponed made me feel like I just received a poor job performance report. We were so close to making it to the scheduled date; the closeness of the date made it harder to accept. Instead […]
sing like wildflowers 
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