When I was 16…
Twenty years ago, the boy I had a huge crush on took me on my very first date. Turns out, it was my only ‘first date’. Because sometimes one is all you need. When I was 16… you took me on a walk at...
View ArticleHomecoming Day
A year seems like a long time. I was pretty sure we’d have you ALL figured out by now. You, and adoption, and parenting a boy, and adding number 4 to the mix. Oh, and life. I had planned to have it ALL...
View Article18 Years of Best and Worst
You greeted me this morning with “By the way…” then gave me a passionate kiss. My hands were full of dirty laundry. My heart was pounding frantically as I rushed to get us all out the door for an early...
View ArticleBeyond Obligation
He has been contractually obligated to love me for 19 years. And I him. Half my life. My entire adulthood tied up in another person. And his in me. © 2009 denise carbonell, Flickr | CC-BY | via Wylio...
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