SheilaScribbles
my thoughts on life
My husband keeps asking me what I want to do for Mother’s Day. This has always been a sticky point for me. I hate the spotlight and generally try to avoid it (sounds funny since I have a website doesn’t it). Through the years we’ve had lunch at my house, his mom’s house, gone out …
My daughter and I were recently sharing our dreams from the night before. I wondered what had triggered the crazy story lines. She said that she had heard that you can’t create new faces in a dream – that it’s always a face you’ve seen, even if in passing. All this made me start thinking about …
I crochet a blanket for each of my children while they are in high school as a graduation present, something they can take to college to be wrapped up in mom’s love. Knowing I have four years to finish, I’ve taken my time working on my last one. Now our daughter is only a few …
I hate the term “white privilege”. When I hear it I automatically get defensive and feel attacked. My heart and mind swirl with conflicting emotions and I am reminded of everything I think I am not (not smart enough, not educated enough, not cultured enough, etc.). I feel like my lifetime of working to be “color-blind” …