My body is determined to let me know that forty is just around the corner, and to process this, I thought I would make like an elderly person and share my physical ailments. Lately I have been experiencing considerable discomfort and some pain at the part of my foot where my arch borders on my […]

A little over three weeks prior to her due date, Camila Rose Velez was born early evening Wednesday, weighing in at a mere 5 pounds and 15 ounces. She is my fourth child and she is a reality that is difficult for me process. I look at her and I know she is my daughter, […]

I have been simpsonized, and I am rather pleased with the results. Occassionally I troll through blogs doing a kind of six-degrees thing, where I visit a friend’s blogsite, go to that friend’s blogroll and click on the name of a person of whom I am not familar, check out that person’s blog, checkout that […]

I feel driven to do things to validate my existence, as if my accomplishments will establish my identity and self worth. As a result I find myself subject to the many voices in our culture that compete for space in my head and a place in my heart. I feel this drive so deeply at […]