Sometimes Mother’s Day Hurts
The beginning of May is filled with pastel hallmark cards lining the aisle at the super market and beautiful flower arrangements and corsages greet customers as they walk through the automatic sliding...
View ArticleMy Friend Fed My Daughter When She Couldn’t Feed Hers
I still remember the day my friend Sarah asked me, timidly, if I would like to have her breastmilk for my daughter. Her expressions, body language, and voice all told me that this was something she...
View ArticleI Had a Hysterectomy and I’m Still Sad (But Mostly Grateful…)
I had a complete and total hysterectomy last summer. I was 32 years old. The day before I checked into the hospital I left my children and their suitcases with my parents, then John and I went out for...
View ArticleHonoring a Baby Gone Too Soon
Yesterday was our first child’s 7th birthday. But there were no balloons, no cake, no party, no presents to open. His birthday’s are a little different because our first child was born in heaven. Each...
View Articlewhen I saw the sons who were never really mine
Last night I ran into Walmart to grab a few things for our dinner while John and the kids waited in the car. After rushing through the aisles I made my way to the self checkout. As I was loading my...
View Article30 Things I Want My Children To Know
After contributing a post about the 25 things I want my daughter to know to my friend’s blog I read several comments from mothers who said they were also things they want their sons to know. It...
View ArticleHer Three Days
The worst three days of her life started in the middle of the night with a frantic banging on the door. Grabbing her cloak she opened the door to find them breathless. The ones who walked with him were...
View ArticleWho Helps the Helpers? We Do.
“When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, “Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.” – Fred Rogers A couple weeks ago there was a...
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