I was standing in the toy section of our local department store just before Christmas. As I scanned the shelves trying to decide on the...

“For you created my inmost being” (v13a) Tiny fingers with minute, faint fingernails Grasp around my smallest finger, gripping tightly. A...

Ah, the scent of a newborn baby! My niece recently had a baby boy and I love to nuzzle in close, breathe in the new baby's smell and...

We were recently on a family vacation in Mexico and as I sat by the pool reading my book, the sounds of vacationing people surrounded me....

The first time I saw my baby girl after she was born, I couldn’t believe she was mine. I was thrilled. And I was terrified! The love was...

I heard the screeching noise and smelled the burning fumes as I was stepping into the shower. I knew right away that the washing machine...

How do you explain that strange feeling that happens right after childbirth? You know the one I mean…the “guilt factor”. Once the child...

I love toddlers. They wear their hearts on their sleeves. You know exactly where you stand with them at any time. If they love you, they...

Whew! Finally! The kids are all in bed for their naps and if I’m fortunate, I have a couple of hours to myself. I put my feet up, grab...

Christmas time. There are so many emotions and memories; hustle and bustle. This year I wish for you to experience the joy of the holiday...

Years ago, my brother told me about a saying the pioneers of North America had when they travelled across the west. As they travelled by...

This year, for the first time, I am both a bereaved daughter and a bereaved mother on Mother’s day. I still have two wonderful children...

goodnight….. putting my babies to bed….. my mother with end stage dementia…only 70…too young to be cared for… my son with severe...