Matriarchs. Not all mother’s are matriarchs. Not all grandmother’s are matriarchs. It just doesn’t work that way. What is a matriarch? I’ve been thinking about it a lot. To me….. It’s the woman unafraid to take charge. Though doesn’t have to be loud or brash. It’s a woman who is soft enough to let you...
I am the mom who has done all the mom things. I am not the mom I expected to be. Truly. What I expected of motherhood and what it is…. is such a different picture. I did not expect to do all the mom things. I did not expect to stay up until one in...
40 years married. I’ve had the pleasure of witnessing some pretty big milestones in the last few weeks. And this was one of them. They got to start off the day with just their girls and their families. He had an ease to his smile. She laughed easily and teased. And hugged all her girls tight....
My Aunt Debbie used to say during some of my holiday meals “well… this is non-traditional.” Mostly at times when I would serve butter and garlic covered shrimp with my pork tenderloin for Easter. I like to push the envelope that way sometimes. I’ve been struggling with traditions lately. Because traditions change. All the time....
While I realize I might receive hate mail for agreeing to shoot on the turf of the enemy. I do have to say… their story is sweet. And lovely. And since she’s just randomly picked a school and ended up there, it made it a little easier to press that shutter. And this is where...