The Friday Five

This week I branched out and explored some new-to-me blog territory. Discovering new blogs, to me, is better than a Blowout Sale at my favorite store. It’s better than ice cream in the evening, after the children are in their beds. I’d say it’s better than that first cup of coffee in the morning but that would be pushing it.

My first new find was Catbird Scout. Deb’s post Winter River {Catbird Scout} is a beautiful account of a winter walk. She contrasts images of bleak winter grays with the warmth of sunshine that she’d mentally stored away. Lovely.

Waiting for the Ships to Land  by Mrs. Metaphor was another post that resonated with me this week. It seems that Mrs. M. and I are both in the same place of rhetoric overload and political cynicism. She expressed what I’ve been feeling about the state of politics in our union.

I was also happy to discover Is There Any Mommy Out There? this week. Stacey’s post Thoughts is an account of a moment in her life– and mine. Yours too? That’s what makes it so great.

And while These Little Waves is hardly a new-to-me blog, this one’s worth a mention. In her post Thundercake, Galit describes baking with her children in a way that tells us so much more than a simple list of ingredients. She’s the real thing.

I’m wrapping things up today with a post of my own. Two Unrelated Hearts is a post that comes from the place where my son’s story and my own intersect.

Have you written something in the past week that you’d like to share? Leave a link in the comments and I’ll stop by.