The Patient Patient
We consider ourselves very lucky when it comes to Rumi’s diagnosis. She didn’t need any medical interventions when she was born, and she has no ongoing medical issues that we…
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National Everything Month
The days are getting shorter, the leaves are beginning to go crimson, and the shelves of the local Target are a mix of Halloween candy and Christmas decorations. It must…
How I Spent My Summer Vacation
“Life is what happens while you’re making other plans.” ~ John Lennon It seems like only yesterday that we were on the road, driving through the amber waves of grain,…
Our Story – Part 3: The Accidental Home Birth
“Stop the words now. Open the window in the center of your chest and let the spirits fly in and out.” – Rumi At about 2:00am on January 19th, 2016…
Our Story – Part 2: The Decision
Proceed carefully. Here be dragons. I’ve had to make a handful of “adult” decisions in my brief 45.9 years on this planet. Most of them usually involved justifying spending a…
“Life is a Balance of Holding On and Letting Go”
The above quote is from the poet/scholar/mystic Rumi, and it is where this blog gets its name. It is also the central preoccupation of my life; When to hold on…
Hold On Let Go 