The View From The Bleachers

photo by Jenni Brennan

Time is a funny thing when you are a mother. One minute you are changing diapers and rocking tiny little humans to sleep and the next thing you know you are tossing the car keys to your baby and telling him to be careful on his way to work.

But sometimes there are moments in our motherhood journey where time stands still for just a few moments — moments that make our breath catch in our lungs and provide us with…