For the most part I’m a happy person, but there was a time in my life where I wondered if I’d ever be happy again. My darkest time was when…
For the most part I’m a happy person, but there was a time in my life where I wondered if I’d ever be happy again. My darkest time was when…
“Excuse me, but your daughter’s foot fell off,” the Sunday school teacher leaned over the row of seats and whispered in my husband’s ear. Sometimes having a child with special…
There have been times when I entered an unknown space … hopeful, excited anticipation. Unaware of what exists there. I sit down in that space. Make myself comfortable. Become acclimated….
“I’m the worst mother in the world. I think I’m ruining my kids,” I exclaimed as tears began to cloud my vision. Once again “Miz Edith,” my elderly next-door neighbor,…
Sending a note in your child’s lunch isn’t anything new. I remember my Holly Hobby lunch box in first and second grade always had an index card with a handwritten…
When I was very young I used to want so very much to join in on the summer fun as my older brother and sister swiftly rode away on their…
Accept where you are in life. Be ready for the hard questions. Challenge Yourself… You are stronger than you think! Depend on God. He will lead your family. Encourage your…
Begrudgingly I walked into the Breast Center for my annual mammogram on April 1. “Why am I such a rule follower,” I asked myself as I waited my turn on…
One of the most difficult things I had to do after becoming a single mom was go to church. I had been an active member at my church since my…
On June 13, 2008, our daughter and her husband welcomed their first baby into this world. But it was not what any of us expected. Sweet Molly, who was full term…