Novel Mom

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails. 1 Corinthians 13:4–8a I know a lot about love.  I have a lot to learn about love.  I am a pro at love.  I am an amateur at love. I say I know a lot about love because I am a mother.  All I ever needed to learn about love, I learned the moment I knew I would be a mother.  If you don't believe in love at first sight, in my opinion, you can't be a mother.  I know I needn't say more about this phenomenon.  I have never loved with my heart and soul so completely and so instantly than I have with my daughter.  Now don't get me wrong, I have nieces and nephews that I treasure.  As I was leaving her house tonight, my...

Fall is my favorite season! One of the things I love the most about the apartment I am living in now is undeniably the view.   The front room faces the street and features four large windows, which are nearly floor to ceiling.  Because we live on the third floor, I have the most superb view of the mountains, the trees and the sky.  Sunsets, rainbows, rain storms, snowy days and the like are breathtaking from my perch on the third floor.  Books, plants, pictures... I recently reminded my daughter that in order to motivate and bring happiness to those blah days, I think we need to surround ourselves with the things we love.  This area of our home is my place for surrounding myself with what I love.  The windows are not covered by curtains, because that would be crazy.  There are shades, but they're not used a lot.  Obviously.  There are boatloads of pillows, comfy blankets, books, movies, magazines stacked up, pictur...