I recently visited one of our former babysitters who welcomed her second son.  I made a point to wait a few weeks after she gave birth to visit.  I waited because I remember when both of my sons were born the first weeks were a blur.  I barely remembered who came and went and struggled...

I hope that you know as a reader of this blog, how much I respect the wisdom you have attained through your life experiences.  Only you can know the right path for you and your family.  There are times when challenges are so great and life is so overwhelming, it is hard to know what...

I am notorious for making mountains out of molehills.  If one tiny thing goes wrong, I immediately expect everything else to crumble.  For instance, if one of my kids is acting up and I can’t figure out why, I leap to the conclusion they are headed down a bad path and can’t be saved.  My...

Growing up, I was very similar to my mother.  We shared the same interests, values, humor and a love of the Chicago Cubs.  We certainly were cut from the same cloth.  Where we differed dramatically, and I’m placing a huge emphasis on the word dramatically, is in how we emotionally perceived the world.  I wore...