Mom-Lete
Investigating the various identities contained within one life

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03
Jun
Blackbird, The Beatles

Blackbird, The Beatles

Sometimes a song lives in your skin. It gets in there and takes up residence, making a new life for
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20
May
Adjective, not Noun

Adjective, not Noun

I started writing these posts a few years back to make sense of who I was in my new context.
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06
May
Hope, Maybe.

Hope, Maybe.

Lately, I’ve been approaching my computer with hesitation. When I’m going about my day, I’ll think of
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22
Apr
Thoughts about this one life we get and how I want to spend it

Thoughts about this one life we get and how I want to spend it

This first thing that comes to mind is that I’m not spending my one life on this earth eating
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08
Apr
Four Years

Four Years

April 12 will mark the 4 year anniversary of our younger son’s cancer diagnosis.  I’ve written about it
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25
Mar
I am large, I contain multitudes

I am large, I contain multitudes

51 The past and present wilt—I have fill’d them, emptied them, And proceed to fill my next fold
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11
Mar
Everything You're Doing is Right

Everything You're Doing is Right

This past month was unusual for me. There was a lot of change and upheaval, but in a fun way.
4 min read
25
Feb
Pura Vida

Pura Vida

I learned about this phrase a few years ago when my parents visited Costa Rica for the first time with
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11
Feb
Just Feeling Some Joy

Just Feeling Some Joy

I’m waking up.  I never had a problem with the term “woke,” but that’s not exactly what I
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28
Jan
Killing in the Name, Rage Against the Machine

Killing in the Name, Rage Against the Machine

Let me give a few disclaimers before I get into this. I coached rowing, a sport that often appeals to
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