by Shari Dragovich | Oct 11, 2013 | Home Front, Mothering, Superman & me
Last night I sat in my basement family room, listening to classical music and the sounds of my three youngest children’s plugged-in games in the background, brooding over my unfortunate circumstances. I was at home, while Superman and my second son were watching my...
by Shari Dragovich | Oct 8, 2013 | Faith, Home Front, Nature, Ribbon Box, These Days
There are some trees in my deeply sloped back yard—really more forest than yard—which have beat all the others in donning their fall color. They are over-achievers demanding attention and have their moment of glory first. These trees are scrawny compared to those...
by Shari Dragovich | Jul 6, 2013 | Home Front, Mothering, Ribbon Box, Women's Issues
I know a woman whose daughter came into her womanhood at too young an age. The girl’s body—so confused by its extreme malnutrition, lack of stability and absence of a father for much of her life’s early years—kicked into high gear and developed itself without regard...
by Shari Dragovich | Jun 3, 2013 | Home Front
We piled in my suburban, Mini Pearl (yes, I name my vehicles). The “last back” was down, and from where two of my children sat in the middle bench to the hatch, was filled like a Jenga puzzle with suitcases, house plants, blankets, cleaning supplies, and one of our...
by Shari Dragovich | Nov 16, 2012 | Faith, Home Front, Uncategorized
A couple weeks ago, while driving home from the airport, I noticed for the first time this season, the changing of the leaves. Here in the South, autumn takes its cue from the culture around it, coming around slow and unhurried; like an afternoon spent sipping sweet...
by Shari Dragovich | Jun 26, 2012 | Adoption, Home Front, Mothering
Our family’s last week could easily be defined by wins and loses. We wrapped up our baseball season and both teams our children played for (the triplets on one team and Isaac on another) found themselves in championship positioning. We started with Sam, JB and Risa’s...
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