Category Archives: parenting
friends
Written on March 23, 2012 at 10:56 am, by Jeri Lynn
ian and i have stumbled through early parenthood as all of us do. we pat ourselves on the back for some of our parenting techniques and we cuss (usually quietly) at others. one of the things that we’ve done that i LOVE: we’ve given each of our children a very “special friend”. koruna’s special friendContinue Reading
room illuminated
Written on March 1, 2012 at 8:53 am, by Jeri Lynn
marvel’s room is still evolving. because it’s one of the coldest rooms in the house and i still haven’t gotten around to buying or making curtains, we’ve fastened up a suzani and a quilt to barricade the windows. the light pouring in through the fabrics looks like stained glass – it sometimes takes my breathContinue Reading
work
Written on January 13, 2012 at 9:00 am, by Jeri Lynn
i walk into my husband‘s studio every once in a while just to watch him work. i brought marvel in today because i want our son to watch him, too – to see ian’s ponderous attention to detail, his meditative patience. it seems to me that ian’s work is to closely observe reality and toContinue Reading
blur
Written on November 3, 2011 at 4:23 pm, by Jeri Lynn
life has been racing by. with a 2-year old, an infant, and a business to run, i find it hard to accomplish all that needs to be done in a day. every day. i am constantly moving, dashing from one task to the next. and the moments race by in the other direction. everything isContinue Reading
fragile
Written on May 27, 2011 at 12:08 pm, by Jeri Lynn
“Your joy is your sorrow unmasked.” the above passage by kahlil gibran keeps running through my mind. i’m emotionally fragile these days, sometimes surprising myself with tears – happy and sad tears, but it often takes me a while to really figure out which. as my outward appearance changes, my inner landscape shifts to theContinue Reading
boy, oh boy….
Written on April 12, 2011 at 9:56 am, by Jeri Lynn
****we’ve got a BOY on the way**** we peered deep into his cave last week and caught our first glimpse. as we saw those beautiful black and white images on the screen, my mind emptied and my heart filled. for just a minute, all i could hear – all i could feel – was myContinue Reading
