When I began this Hands Free journey nine months ago, I did not know where it would take me. I didn’t plan to come here, to a place of introspect so deep that it hurts. But this journey has tau...
Last week I was ready to check out of a medical office with my seven-year-old daughter. It was visit #4 in a series of medical appointments in a short time period. We both were drained physically...
https://www.handsfreemama.com/2011/04/25/what-i-really-think/
A few weeks ago my husband and I went to a concert at a relatively small venue. Our seats were on edge of the second floor, which overlooked the area in front of the stage. The concert had not ye...
I might be a bit biased, but I am convinced I have some of the most intelligent and thoughtful blog readers out there. I am constantly amazed by the insightful, heart-wrenching and thought-provok...
https://www.handsfreemama.com/2011/02/24/no-room-for-the-insignificant/
It has become a common occurrence for readers to send me messages like the one I recently received from a disheartened mother after dropping off her child at school. This is what she wrote: Today...
https://www.handsfreemama.com/2011/02/09/someone-will-notice/
I have thought a lot about my first blog entry of 2011. I hoped it would be powerful. I hoped it would cause readers to really stop and think. I hoped it would leave an impression long after the ...
https://www.handsfreemama.com/2011/01/03/putting-distraction-in-its-place/