As a Single Mom, I record Mina's life in pictures and videos. When I look back through the years of pictures, I notice that there are few candid pictures which include me. I am that silent presence taking pictures, but there isn't someone there to capture those mother/daughter moments that so many …
Mostly Happy Journey
A New Scary
Mina and I knew this day would come for a couple of months now, but it was an abstract concept with no date attached to it. Somehow that seemed to render it not so real...yet. The date is set. Friday, Mina's dad begins his sabbatical in Turkey for the next few months and life shifts again. We have …
Thank You
I have always been a grateful girl, but I have made a conscious effort to be more vocal about it by saying thank you more often. I think it began during and after my divorce when people began to reach out and help me not because they had to but because they wanted to. I wasn't used to being helped. …
Moon Magic
Last night was the last full moon of summer and we decided to celebrate it. It has become a tradition for Mina and me to make these nights magical. She likes to capture moon beams in her crystals by setting them outside over night. We also take the time to make wishes, write our gratitudes and set …
Stuck in a groove
Lately, Mina has been listening to music in her room and it reminded me of when I was young listening to my records. If I wasn't careful, then my records would get scratched and the song would get stuck in a groove. I would get so frustrated that I had to physically get up, walk over, lift and …