by Emily Wierenga | Sep 18, 2013 | brain cancer, identity, mum, self-worth, swimming
Mum went swimming the other day. She wore a brand-new bathing suit and it’s been three years since she recovered from brain cancer and I don’t ever remember her swimming before.My brother says she has. He says I just don’t remember and he says this with his face bent... by Emily Wierenga | Jul 7, 2012 | anne lamott, books, children, help, how-to, laundry, liturgy, perfectionism, summer, swimming, tips, word count, writing
i pin the colored fabric as though savoring a mango, this slice of time so sweet, and the sounds of children splashing in the pool. and all i want is to rest. to open wide this moment and step into it, to sit on a beach chair and hold my babies and breathe in their...