by PJColando | Jun 8, 2022 | blog post
The first born daughter is always the female version of her dad. Father’s Day celebrations approach and I’m sad that my dad isn’t alive. Yet he’s not forgotten, forever in my heart. We brought him to California a year after my mother died (see...
by PJColando | Sep 7, 2021 | blog post, In the Pink, Purpose
Hickory Dickory Dock The mouse ran up the clock The clock struck one Down he run Hickory Dickory Dock is the first limerick structure and it’s embedded in a nursery rhyme we’ve all known for years. While it has the beats, the rhyme doesn’t follow the...
by PJColando | Jul 10, 2019 | blog post, Purpose
If you don’t recall what transpired in yesterday’s installment, look back. Now – it was the preamble to this valiant tale, the day I empowered my mother. I didn’t intend to take sides but as a certified speech-language pathologist – and...
by PJColando | Jul 9, 2019 | Uncategorized
My mother was known for speaking her mind, a trait that I apparently inherited – read on! That particular day, it was good thing was that I was painting my mother’s fingernails. My head was bent to the task, so I didn’t look up. But I could hear. The...
by PJColando | Jun 20, 2017 | Uncategorized
I’ve written before about the ultimate affirmation I received from my mother and my God. Sometimes, due to the control she wielded over the entire household – our schedule, our food, our feelings – Mother reigned as a god, the ultimate orchestrator...
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