by Barbara | May 6, 2021 | Creativity, Work-Life Wholeness
On May 6, 1997, my mom passed away from breast cancer, with me by her side. Let me tell you the story of this transition. You can listen to an audio version (yes, that’s me singing), or read the transcript here on the blog. My takeaway remains: we are called to...
by Barbara | Apr 7, 2021 | Creativity, Poetry
My husband and I celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary this week. In a non-pandemic environment, we might have thrown a party to celebrate. Instead, we enjoyed a coffee date together, walked outside, and recreated some of our reception menu for dinner. I also...
by Barbara | Mar 8, 2021 | Birth and Parenting, Creativity, Poetry
As a person adopted as an infant in a closed adoption, and reunited with my birth family in my early 20s, I have lived with paradox and duality for my whole life. While many people see a world of EITHER / OR, I’ve learned that life is complex and filled with BOTH,...
by Barbara | Mar 3, 2021 | Birth and Parenting, Creativity, Poetry
We capture first moments on film. Birth photographs show who is there to greet the newborn. I love this photograph of my son holding my daughter with me looking on and their dad taking video footage. Proof of love. Proof of belonging. Proof of welcome. As a person...
by Barbara | Feb 28, 2021 | Birth and Parenting, Creativity, Poetry
Today we celebrate 29 years of reunion. As a person adopted as an infant (four days old) in a closed adoption, I searched for and met my extended birth family when I was 23. Poetry became one way that I navigated those early years that ran deep with emotions. This...
