Favorite Moment

Favorite Moment | Hope and Change

November 7, 2008 Endeavors

Those of you who have written Favorite Moments know they are often simple and ordinary. Consequently, these moments are often difficult to encapsulate with mere subjects and predicates–or even my beloved adverbs–because while the moment is mundane, its impact on the soul can be magical. For those moments, a string of words makes a paltry [...]

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Favorite Moment | The Mister

October 24, 2008 Endeavors

I never intended to be a stay at home mom. I went to one of the top ten colleges in the country. I had a master’s degree in health care administration and ten years real world experience before I entered law school. My career path, while circuitous, promised to be fulfilling and financially rewarding. I [...]

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Least Favorite Moment

October 3, 2008 Endeavors

About an hour ago the Mister received the call he dreaded all week. His beloved grandma passed away in her bed, surrounded by as many loved ones as the room could hold. She loved roses and books, but not as much as we loved her. I don’t imagine I will ever drive past the 30 [...]

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Favorite Moment

September 26, 2008 Endeavors

As an adult, the childhood moments we laugh about most with our parents are the moments where we were sure they would have killed us had they been able to hide the bodies. I think this is because at its core, the moment is built on hysteria–first anger, then laughter. There is one story in [...]

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Favorite Moment

September 12, 2008 Endeavors

“Mama, I want my hair to have a twisted circle like Superman.” “Mikey, I don’t think it’s long enough for a twisted circle.” “How can I make it grow longer?” “By eating all the food mama and daddy give you. And taking long naps everyday.” ………2 weeks later……… “Mikey, what do you want for dinner?” [...]

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Favorite Moment

September 5, 2008 Endeavors

I wish Nicholas would stop sneaking bags of cereal. You would think I don’t feed the kid the way he stuffs his cheeks like a squirrel storing nuts for the winter. Sure, he thinks it’s funny. Just remember, Nico. A moment on the lips… A lifetime on the hips.

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Favorite Moment

August 29, 2008 Endeavors

When I was a young child, my parents had hanging in my room a painting, most likely mass produced, of several girls dressed in white playing Ring Around the Rosie. In the moonlit dark of my room, those girls came to life and danced and twirled in their canvas cage. Sometimes they would form a [...]

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