My boy waves his arms so unabashedly filled with excitement that you are unable to stop yourself from fits of laughter. When he propels himself flapping his wings toward you for a hug, you feel a hot tear flush with joy rise up and you just go with it. He smiles at you with those …
Living Life without Reflection
When we moved into our new home, it was standing guard in the bedroom as it has been everywhere we've lived the last number of years, but this time around, it was in the way. Bulky. Too substantial for the room. It held too much power. Too much space. And it got me thinking. What …
Let Me be Sad – Sad is Okay
I'm sad. I'm listening to sad music and luxuriating in the darkness. Today is the last day of riding the CTA Brown Line train into the Loop for work from our apartment. We will still be living in the City of Chicago, but will take a different train and a different route. And it will …
Too Sober For This 