The more I talk about this blog with strangers, the more people open up to me with stories about their own marriages. Like the woman who told me this: “I got divorced when my youngest child was ten. But my divorce didn’t have anything to do with what was going on then–it had everything to [...]
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How About a Little Compassion This Thanksgiving?
Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive. — Dalai Lama I’ve been turning this quote over in my head the past few weeks, but it didn’t really hit home until Nico and I got into a super yucky argument last night. My 5-year-old is one of those sweet, kindhearted kids [...]
Your One Wild and Precious Life
“We magnify the places where we fail and refuse to catch ourselves being good.” That’s what Rachel wrote in her comment to the “Courage” post, and I’ve been thinking about it ever since. Why is it so easy to skewer ourselves (and others) but so much harder to focus on the positive? I’m sure there [...]
About Me
I'm a part-time writer who works from home, alongside my work-from-home hubby and our two boys, ages 5 and 3. Welcome to our crazy little space shuttle! Tanja Pajevic
