by Heidi | May 17, 2013 | Wrangling Words
We have this newfangled console in our gas-guzzler that lists the artist and the name of the song that’s playing on the radio. Some days I want to smash it with a sledgehammer. There are some among us who insist on knowing exactly what that screen says...
by Heidi | May 16, 2013 | Wrangling Words
I love commencement addresses. The pithy bits of wisdom dispensed, the tingle of excitement in the air, the graduates all giddy with anticipation in their decorative hats. Funny thing, I can’t remember a word that was spoken at any of those addresses where I was...
by Heidi | Apr 19, 2013 | Motherhood, Wrangling Words
Jump. Without fear of what lies ahead. The adrenaline rush far outweighs any danger lurking just out of sight. This is what motherhood has taught me. Not to live carelessly with reckless abandon but to embrace opportunity and find joy in the small moments of this...
by Heidi | Mar 29, 2013 | Wrangling Words
Broken. In our house, we lose our minds when something breaks. Whether it’s a toy, a faucet, a torn page in a book… control freaks that we are, both the adolescent and adult variety, can’t handle the chaos and uncertainty of brokenness. And if...
