Author Archives: CC

Ring the bells that still can ring/ Forget your perfect offering/ There is a crack in everything/ That’s how the light gets in- Leonard Cohen Dearest Wee Bee, You are always enough.  We are all, always, “just right” enough.  Not … Continue reading →

Dearest Wee Bee, My very wise guru (aka life coach) Mara Glatzel, has repeatedly told me: You can have anything you want, but you can’t have everything you want. Zoe, I want you to hold both parts of this, near … Continue reading →

“I don’t get many things right the first time.  In fact, I am told that a lot.  Now I know all the wrong turns, the stumbles and falls brought me here. And where was I before the day that I … Continue reading →

“Please don’t forget that you were meant to be here, through hard days and sweet years.  Through laughter and warm tears, you were meant to be here. You were meant to be here.  You were meant to spin through summers, … Continue reading →

Accept what people offer.  Drink their milkshakes.  Take their love.-Wally Lamb Dearest Wee Bee, My brain has been swirling with ideas for what to write on this day that marks the start of my 38th year on this planet (since, … Continue reading →

Dearest Girl of Mine– You need no convincing of the power of gratitude.  Of this I am sure, because when I introduced the idea of doing a “nighttime gratitude” with you, you understood without me needing to explain one teeny … Continue reading →

           Dearest Zoe Bee, I share our story in pictures and words. Pictures that show the beauty we have worked so hard to build in our home, together. Words that connect, bit by bit, into a script, a … Continue reading →

My Dearest Wee Bee, Zoe, So, my darling girl, you are now officially three. And what a delight and joy you are to all of us around you, and, even more importantly, to your own dear self. This year, my … Continue reading →

My darling wee girl– Last week, I pumped up my ‘do with a bright bubble-gum pink streak– my “lucky streak 2.0”, if you will.  Several months ago I added in a pale blonde streak to my otherwise completely natural brown … Continue reading →

My Gorgeous Girl, Zoe– So.  It has come to this.  Seven years, to the day, of living a life I recovered from ED.  And on this day, seven years post-ED, I just happen to finish the first draft of my … Continue reading →