What more could any mother want?

What more could any mother want?               Yesterday afternoon around 4:00 pm the phone call finally came:             "Mom, can your hear me? Can you hear me? Can you hear me?"             Skype calls from long distances tend to echo. The call was broken and scratchy but I was able to extract all of …

Catch Up

  Elya's previous Asian Travels Catch Up              This morning I awoke with a massive "Parental Hangover." The throbbing began in my shoulders and radiated up through my skull. The last couple of weeks preparing for and then experiencing my daughter's departure overseas proved more challenging than anticipated.             Today I'm going to climb back …

The Monday Morning Blues

The Monday Morning Blues               I always seem to have the "Monday Morning Blues!" My glorious weekend passes by far too quickly; come and gone before I fully enjoy the anticipated freedom. Monday morning rolls around again. So as I write and lament, I wonder what makes this morning so difficult for me to …