ONE THING LEADS TO ANOTHER
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Clear filters ×family · Heart
All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.—Abraham Lincoln Mom, Debbie & me Grandma Joyce & Baby Boinkers Mom & Dad in wedding finery Grandma’s lap is best! Happy 1st Birthday Adam & Alex! Sisters! Aunt…
5 min read Read Choosing Joy on Mother’s DayMusicOfMyLife · Baltimore
Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.—Berthold Auerbach, poet and author I can chart the course of my life through song from the earliest days when my parents’ hi-fi played Oklahoma, The King and I, My Fair Lady…
6 min read Read The Soundtrack of My LifeLoveWins · LTYMBaltimore2015
“I raised my sons to be extraordinary, to see possibilities, not roadblocks.”—Vicky D’Agostino, LTYM 2015 On a snowy February day I made a pivotal decision in my journey to becoming a bona fide storyteller. While stirring my grande pike’s at Starbucks, I…
3 min read Read Unconditionally Mom–LTYMEqualityWins · LoveWins
No union is more profound than marriage, for it embodies the highest ideals of love, fidelity, devotion, sacrifice, and family.—U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Edwards I am humbled by the beautiful words of Justice Anthony Edwards in his written opinion for marriage…
2 min read Read #LoveWinscelebrations · Courage
I promise to love, honor and cherish you all the days of our lives. My son is getting married! On his wedding day, there will be vows exchanged, rings slipped happily on fingers, the traditional mother and son dance, cake cut and…
5 min read Read Getting Marriedbirthdays · brothers
Happy Birthday Sweet Sons! Adam (l) & Alex (r) Today you are 27—hardly seems possible that this much time has passed for you wombmates! I remember the night after you were born looking out from my hospital room, snuggling you up close…
4 min read Read Happy Birthday Adam & Alex-#27!career · family
What if I change course to pursue a lifestyle of fun, learning and writing? Since moving to Baltimore last fall, I spent time just being, what I always craved when I had communications jobs where I had prestige yet no time to…
3 min read Read A new life…and making piescelebrations · family
Mark D’Agostino, my T, is a man who loves simple joys— family, friends, his bicycle, naps, Red Sox, an icy craft beer and church chicken barbecues. He isn’t a fancy guy, preferring jeans and sneakers to a spiffy suit and wing tips. And…
4 min read Read Happy Birthday Husband Dearest!family · Heart
“Mommy loves the breeze on her knees. And sweet peas. I love Mommy.” –Adam, circa 1993 Little Momma 1963 I always knew I wanted to be a mom. Every Christmas Santa would bring me a new baby that I would love up…
3 min read Read Most Beautiful Queen Mommy
