An Empathetic Mother’s Day

"Happy Mother's Day!" greeted the wide-eyed receptionist.  I cringed a bit because I knew her enthusiasm for the day far out-weighed my wife's enthusiasm for the occasion.  "Are you going to hold him as your own personal gift to yourself?" another nurse chimed, matching the eagerness exhibited by the first.  They were both smiling ear-to-ear; [...]

Lhorraine’s Prayer Tree

Our bedroom wall is blanketed with color like a forest canopy in mid-autumn.  But the leaves on this tree are not multi-colored due to a drop in temperature.  Although they do reflect a change in season, these neon pieces of paper reflect an internal--versus external--shift in climate.  The sticky-notes that spatter our walls are symbolic [...]