Monthly Archives: November 2010

Glimpse Into A Three Year Old’s Mind

I was bathing D’Lo today, trying to comb out his beautiful abundance of curls that seem to prefer being dreadlocks. He likes to turn on the faucet to a very cold trickle, fill up one of his bath-time boats with that … Continue reading

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Our Love’s Anthem

I love him, he loves me… We raise up our beautiful family, To know that they are God’s light. That their infinite worth can be carried with pride. That ignorant eyes and misguided mouths can be pushed aside… Because their hearts are humanity’s hope. … Continue reading

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Something In My Nose…

D’Lo, playing in the living-room…calls loudly to me in the kitchen: “Maw-meee…Maw-meeeeeeeeee!” “Yes, Baby?” I call back “Maw-meeee…I got sunk-ting in my nose!” “Well, come in here and let me see.”  I reply He trots his cute, tiny, barely three … Continue reading

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Yesterday’s Window #3…The Reason

The reason?  Yes, there is a reason we had to take custody of the boys…there are lots of reasons we took custody of the boys. They really begin to take shape a decade and a half earlier, when Tony was just a … Continue reading

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Our Very Scary Today…

I knew immediately, by the silly ringtone, that the caller was my son. I was busy bathing the youngest two and, for a moment, thought about not answering the phone. Then, like a brick upside my head, I realized that … Continue reading

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