Category: The Boys’ Room
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Wishes
Ash: (deep sigh) Mom, I wish wishes came true. Me: (pulling him tight) Why’s that, buddy? Ash: (head down against me) ’cause I wish you were all better. Sadness.
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Lessons in Losing
Asher and I play a lot of games. Memory games. Board games. Guessing games. But he especially loves card games. War. Go Fish. Old Maid. Solitaire. Growing up I always had a gift when it came to games of chance. I won. That was my gift. As long as there was a spinner or a…
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Kiwi Cake, Flu Bugs & Chemo
Asher’s sixth birthday wasn’t at all what he had imagined it would be. He spent weeks chattering about his big day and how he couldn’t wait to be six. About two months ago, Ash decided that he wanted a kiwi cake for his birthday. Yes, a kiwi cake. Kiwi is my son’s favorite fruit, along…
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Dreams & Other Random Mumblings
The past few nights have been toss and turn nights for me. Sometimes I wonder how Bri can sleep through my thrashing, but then again, Brian has slept through all six of our smoke alarms going off at the same time (no worries, it was a glitch in the wiring of our home, not a…
A Spring of Joy 