Category Archives: FAMILY

A Variety Of Posts Relating To Our Lives

Contents of a Mother’s Heart

There is No love bigger No pain deeper No joy more abundant No hurt more severe No smile as sweet No tears as salty No laughter as pure No mourning as raw No hope as vast No fear as gripping … Continue reading

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My Gold Flower

We sat together in the sun. He had been happily picking (and sniffing) dandelions. And now he was showing his Nonna his valuable treasure. Little does he know that HE is MY precious treasure. I made over his find as … Continue reading

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My Child

My child. I grew you. I knew you with all of my thirty trillion cells. Before yours only numbered two.  And despite differences in our consciousness and size. My own life I would give for you.  My child. I knew … Continue reading

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The Hardest Part

And I discovered That their worlds keep moving. It doesn’t matter that the echo of their high-pitched and pure laughter still bounces off the walls of my memory. That the pitter-patter of their small cherub feet still resonates along the … Continue reading

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UNTOUCHABLE

Hi. It’s been awhile, I know. Life. It’s hard sometimes. I mean, always good…but sometimes really hard. I feel I owe an apology to anyone who follows the happenings of This Nest, who have possibly been led to interpret our … Continue reading

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