When I found out I was pregnant for the first time, I lay awake that night wondering, Do I know how to be a good mom? And then three weeks later, I lay on a cold, sterile table as my doctor searched in vain for the heartbeat of a baby who had briefly been there…
My husband’s grandma, affectionately known as Grandma Kate, gave us a box of her things every time we went to visit her. Mixed in with practical items from her Michigan farmhouse were decorative trinkets. The trinkets were the kind that are endearing at Grandma’s house but weird anywhere else. However, we happily accepted her possessions…
Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer’s lease hath all too short a date: Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines, And often is his gold complexion dimm’d; And every fair from fair sometime declines,…
Reading has always been one of my favorite pastimes. Ever since I first learned to read chapter books, I got lost in stories whenever possible. Books that made me laugh were at the top of my list when I was young, but through the years I have added many more genres to the list of…
“You’re in my spot!” The blonde-pig-tailed girl hip-bumped the sandy-haired boy, her hands stretched out on the display glass encasing the light saber models from the various Star Wars films. “I was here first.” The mom reached over, grabbed the little guy’s arm, and moved him in front of her in line, then reached back…
Letting your babies go is so hard. I’m sure you can recall all the details of the day when each one of your kids headed out into this great big world for the first time, with probably with their hero-of-the-moment adorning their backpack and matching lunch box as they kissed you goodbye with both fear…