"Mama, I can't sleep.
Can you breathe me to sleep, please?"
"Ok, close your eyes..."
"Breathe in sleep, out cares.
Breathe in soft starlight, out sun.
Float on breath to dreams."
"Each breath is a gift,
a wave lapping slumber's shore,
gently lulling you."
Dark lashes lie still,
small hands unfold like petals,
and sleep takes you.
Posts under ‘parenting’
Sleepy Haikus for My Baby Girl
Parenting 101
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-Gerol on Flickr
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If you have kids, or if you're planning to have kids, or if you know people who have kids and know you'd do it better, you should listen up today, because I am going to do something I rarely do: tell you all how to do it [...]
Orchid Children
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Te55 on Flickr
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One thing most addicts have in common is a history of childhood abuse or neglect. According to research by sex addiction expert Patrick Carnes, 81% of sex addicts were sexually abused as children and 97% were physically and/or emotionally abused or neglected. But quote those statistics to [...]
The Fall of a Sparrow
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Ashley Dinges on Flickr
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"I don't want to get up and I don't want to go to school!" my daughter Janie yelled when she heard me chime "Time to get up!" this morning. ("Well, maybe tonight you will go to sleep on time so you won't be tired tomorrow," I [...]
Asking for Help
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Jose Téllez on Flickr
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You know why I hate the word codependent? (And although I have taken on that label, I still truly do.) It has the word "dependent" right there in the word. Weak, wussy little "dependent." It practically whines at you: "I'm so helpless. I can't do anything [...]
Just For Today Challenge: November 24, 2009
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catdancing on Flickr
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Last week, I asked you all to join the Just for Today Challenge with me, where we would all change one thing about our lives for just one day. I'll share what I did, and if you did something yourself, either share about it [...]
One of Those Days
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k a t m
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I sort of want to write a post today, but I sort of want to curl up under a blanket and watch the leaves fall more. Of course, I say that, all romantic, with this great image of myself curled up with a cup of [...]
My First Sabbath
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Saad.Akhtar
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Last week, oddly inspired by the humorous book The Year of Living Biblically, I decided I wanted to try to add a little Sabbath into my own life. Couldn't I use a day of rest once a week, even if I didn't have an organized religion backing me up? [...]
My Son Leaves for School on an Autumn Morning
Dry leaves whispering,
my breath hangs white in the air
as I wave goodbye.
