There are some moments that I tuck away when I meet someone special. I had one of those moments with Jay. He was my daughter’s father-in-law. He was bald and wore dark-rimmed glasses. He always sported a pair of suspenders. His smile lit up the room. He was a congeal man with a gentle spirit….
Turtle Whisperer
Even turtles leave their eggs in my daughter’s care. My oldest daughter is a baby whisperer. While some parents dread the terrible two’s. She loves them. Currently, she is a teacher at a preschool for you guessed it, the two-year-old room. Children who cried every day when they were dropped off for school, now cry…
Allergies and God
I hate sneezing! It’s loud and messy, and there are always more than one following the first. Yesterday I sneezed with a mouthful of oatmeal. Guess how that went! I take allergy medicine daily, but last week I forgot to pick up more at the store. I was sneezing and sniffle-free for three whole…
The Ugly Baby
When my oldest daughter, Erika, was eight months pregnant, her hormones were rocking and rolling. She called one day in tears. “Mom, what if I have an ugly baby and no one tells me she’s ugly?” she sobbed into the phone. “Who would have the heart to tell a mom that her baby is ugly?…
Peanut Butter Diary
Last week my oldest daughter called to report a problem with her oldest daughter. Her daughter is ten and she is excelling, not only at school, but at sassiness. Discipline has been a challenge. “If you don’t get off your i-pad, you lose dessert.” Her response might be, “Good. I hate dessert!” (That is not…
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