Cycle of Care

My story on my father, his father, and me was featured in the New York Times. Link here. Pasting some … More

Standards

She used to have high standards. Used to touch the pad of her index finger to her eyes to place … More

It’s the last few days of Ramadan here and May is shaping up to be busy with the end of … More

The squares don’t always show the truth. Something I hate about social media is the perfection of it all. On … More

I’m just starting to recline on the dental chair when the chirpy hygienist comments that she loves my book and … More

Last weekend I was honored to be invited to the 2019 KidsLit Week and the 5th Annual WNY Children’s Book … More

You know your child better than anyone else. Is there anything you would like to share with me? This question … More

Sitting on the cool tile floor, I held my breath as I watched a second faint pink line appear. Feeling … More

I scan my six-year-old daughter’s homework folder before sliding it back into her back pack. I have packed my daughters’ … More

I have had the opportunity to photograph ‘big kids’ lately and love it! Sue reached out to me for senior … More

“A morning-glory at my window satisfies me more than the metaphysics of books.” ― Walt Whitman When you get caught up … More

The time I have in summer is shrunk. The silent breathing air I usually have when the children are in … More

“Babies are soft. Anyone looking at them can see the tender, fragile skin and know it for the rose-leaf softness … More

The air is thick and perspires with anticipation. It’s 5 am and I am checking in as 2 and hoping … More

My fingers are clumsier as they form a braid in Z’s hair. The hair lifts and folds as I tighten … More

You look out the window and spot the howling trees and the sunlight that is waning slowly but swiftly, the … More

We should all do what, in the long run, gives us joy, even if it is only picking grapes or … More

I was approached by Penguin to review You Will Not Have My Hate, written by Antoine Leiris. I reviewed the advance … More

I was driving through my neighborhood when I saw a couple of other mothers strolling with their toddlers in the neighborhood. … More

Appreciating–– the golden ray of sunlight that reaches the exact spot in the room where I am sitting. Golden Ray that … More