When You Have Everything You Want
I was ill-prepared for this stage of my life as a mother. I absolutely adore my life. I want exactly what I have. I want everything that I have, including… Read more When You Have Everything You Want →
An Open Letter to Dog People, Dogs aren’t People
Dear Fellow Dog People, Let me begin this post with absolute clarity: I AM a dog person. Coco, Max, Sugar, Sam, Megan, Murphy, Lucy, Emma and now Midnight . .… Read more An Open Letter to Dog People, Dogs aren’t People →
Don’t Blink
We could have been at gymnastics practice. We could have been at music lessons. Instead, we were in the backyard as last of evening light slowly faded and the sun… Read more Don’t Blink →
An Aging Grace
Today is September 15. Today would have been my grandmother Della’s 90th birthday, but she died when she was 76. Her husband, my grandfather, died at 67. He would have… Read more An Aging Grace →
The Half Life of Parenting and Other Things
Today my little girl Moira turned nine. She is half-way to eighteen, and she is my youngest child. Nine years ago, I held her for the first time. Nine years… Read more The Half Life of Parenting and Other Things →
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It’s Getting Better All the Time
I was so blessed to get a neurology appointment earlier than expected because I was on the waiting list. I do NOT have MS, and the scars on my brain… Read more It’s Getting Better All the Time →
The Boy who Lived
I just got home from Party City, where I fought back tears. All I bought was wrapping paper and napkins. Liam will be TEN tomorrow. My little boy isn’t having… Read more The Boy who Lived →
The Gifts of Perspective and Purpose
Lately, I’ve been feeling low. The past seven months have been a journey to heal myself, and I hit a crossroads recently where the skills I’ve learned were tested and… Read more The Gifts of Perspective and Purpose →
Amanda Rose Adams 