June 25, 2009

Girl Talk Thursday – Wistful Thinking (Talents)

As much as I’d like to joke about wanting some sort of magical BJ-giving talent, I have to be honest here. The talent I wish I had? A good singing voice.

At church, as a little kid, I used to sing along with the hymns hoping that I’d be magically blessed with a beautiful [...]

June 24, 2009

there is a reason

Tonight my cousin came by to say goodbye before she moves away to California to start a new life. She used to live with my parents, but I haven’t seen her in over a year.

She sat on the floor and met the baby and played with the Chipmunk. He hid from her, acted [...]

June 22, 2009

the view from a bridge, after midnight

Yesterday I stepped away from a small family gathering at my in-laws home in Miami. I walked into my husband’s old bedroom, grabbed my cell phone, and left a Father’s Day message on my Papa’s answering machine.

Over the past eight years or so, I always struggled to remember each of my grandfathers’ numbers. [...]