Have you ever wondered about things you would not have done without the encouragement of your parents or teachers? I remember joining a poetry contest for the first time way back in school. I submitted my poem, and during that time, I was unsure if I would in fact submit my poem. With the assurance […]
Zombie Mom
“You’re not listening.” My daughter would pause, mid-sentence, whenever I fell into my zombie mode. She was quite aware that I have a highly chaotic mind that always attempts to multitask. I simply could not fool her. While she was telling me something, she knew when my mind had already drifted off to some task […]
For the Love of Reading
After repeating a word I said, he ran across the room and then back. I was holding some picture cards of things which my son with autism was familiar with. He would identify the object in the picture after a lot of prompts and then run every time, like it was some kind of a […]
Blessed Among Women
To think of our Lady is always a breath of fresh air, a deep sigh of content, an infinite source of warmth and comfort in any kind of misery yet a pillar of strength against and above the most powerful forces of evil. A woman of sorrow, joy, purity and simplicity who, among all human […]