I need a wife…

July 13, 2011January 6, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 29 Comments

I am a stay-at-home mom... my third time around in that role. Unlike the first couple of times ~ a year after the birth of my daughter, and 12 years after the birth of my son ~ this time wasn't voluntary. I went back to working in an office when my kids were teens, and … Continue reading I need a wife…

Tastes like sunshine

June 23, 2011January 9, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 12 Comments

I sliced up the first tomato from my garden today for lunch. It was sweet, and juicy and tasted like sunshine. If you've only had tomatoes from a grocery and never one still warm from the vine... you don't know what you're missing... pure ambrosia. This season I've actually paid attention to my garden. Watering … Continue reading Tastes like sunshine

Making sense of it all

June 13, 2011January 9, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 8 Comments

“Hope is not the conviction that something will turn out well but the certainty that something makes sense, regardless of how it turns out” ~ Vaclav Havel

Try turning around

June 11, 2011January 9, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 4 Comments

There's a light at each end of this tunnel, You shout 'cause you're just as far in as you'll ever be out And these mistakes you've made, you'll just make them again If you'd only try turning around. ~ Anna Nalick, "Breathe." Wreck of the Day. Sony Music BMG, 2005. I try to learn from … Continue reading Try turning around

Sum… summ… summertime

June 10, 2011January 7, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 12 Comments

Summertime road trips Limitless togetherness I pray we survive Haiku Friday is hosted by Lou at LouCeeL. For the next few days, the peeps and I will be taking some family time off. Visiting relatives, celebrating anniversaries and birthdays. It should be fun... no, really... it should be.

Teach your children well

May 25, 2011January 5, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 13 Comments

For the last six summers, my daughter, JM, has worked at a local Gulf front seafood restaurant, first as a hostess and later as a server. Having worked as a server myself during college, I empathize with how difficult this job can be. Long hours, unpredictable customers, low wages, and physically demanding, working in a … Continue reading Teach your children well