Guess what? I have new writings over at Babble today. I’d like to think of it as a love letter to my children as they’re growing older. I’m finding that my writing about them is changing right now. Not so much stories about things they do on a daily basis as it is summaries of how I’m viewing their lives.

Click HERE to see writing I have over there at Mocha Momma Has Something To Say. Here’s a little bit of it:

You’ve seen my life as not-so-easy, but I made my own bed, kids. I’ve had to lie in it. Sometimes it’s lumpy and it doesn’t feel comfortable. I toss and turn over my choices and decisions, but ultimately, I have to lie there. When I don’t like how that feels, I move. Because what I’ve learned, above all else, is that you are the captain of your ship and if you don’t like the course, you reassess it and plot a new one. When you don’t like the road you’re going down, step off of it and cut yourself a new path. You have every ability to see the destination and head towards the one you want, not the one other people set for you.

In the meantime, I’m sharing another picture of Mason today. Not because I’m a proud momma, but because I’d be proud to know him as my son or as an amazing human being that came into my life even if he wasn’t related to me. This past summer Mason conquered one of his fears (heights) and did some bridge jumping with his friends out in Seattle. I think he’s contemplating his jump in this photo.

He is like fifty shades of awesome.