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Backseat Memories

Apr 10, 2016 By elinwaldal 26 Comments

One of my earliest childhood memories finds me nestled in the back of a wood-paneled station wagon with my brothers and sister, crocheted afghans pulled to our necks, eyes fixed on the ceiling of […]

Filed Under: Childhood Memories Tagged With: memories, Road Trips, travel

Make a Splash

Jan 10, 2016 By elinwaldal 29 Comments

The alarm sounds, the mind wakes up, and unless we are on vacation, our to-do list unfurls itself in our heads. We roll out of bed and think, what do […]

Filed Under: Life Lessons Tagged With: Death, Life, Living, To-do list

Dear 16 Year Old Me

May 14, 2015 By elinwaldal 13 Comments

Dear 16-Year-Old Me, Just you wait. Oh, how I cringe when I hear those three words. I cringe because what is inferred is this: you don’t have a clue, you […]

Filed Under: Inspiration Tagged With: Dear 16 Year Old Me, Dear Daughter, Dear Son, Parenting, Teenagers

Pictures of You, Pictures of Me

Mar 13, 2015 By elinwaldal 22 Comments

The Kodak paper envelope with its signature yellow color is as familiar as my reflection once was. And I feel my heart sink just a little when I realize there […]

Filed Under: Living, Memories Tagged With: Aging, Motherhood, pictures, Time

The Act of Noticing

Jan 16, 2015 By elinwaldal 20 Comments

For years I had been in the habit of carrying a notebook, a catch-all where I collected bits and pieces of things that interested me — quotes, observations, facts — all […]

Filed Under: On being a parent Tagged With: life observed, Love, mother and son, The Act of Noticing, Writing

When Failure is the Solution

Jan 9, 2015 By elinwaldal 5 Comments

It’s been a long five weeks. Now, with the clarity that only comes from getting through a rough patch, I feel relieved to be in a quiet room alone with […]

Filed Under: Life Lessons Tagged With: failure, Self-Love, Sickness, solution

Books and Memories

Dec 9, 2014 By elinwaldal 14 Comments

Books and memories…for me they go together in a way that elicits feelings of love. When I look back as far as my mind’s eye will take me, I can’t see a […]

Filed Under: NaBloPoMo Dec 14, On being a parent Tagged With: Bedtime Stories, Children's Books, memories, NaBloPoMo Dec 14, Parenting, reading, Rituals

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