New Beginnings
At the beginning of June we graduated our first daughter from high school. This is a significant milestone and the …
Category Archives: family life
What is Service? It Is Daily Loving.
SERVICE Service is not ever what you think it’s supposed to be. It doesn’t punch a time clock or fit …
Uncontrollable Laughter
My daughter got her driver’s permit in January and she has been driving every chance she gets. She is increasing …
Thorn and Rose
I am a mother of teens; I have two teenage daughters. It is hard being a mother of teens: hard, …
Doctor Chair
Yesterday my almost 16-year-old daughter was complaining about her arm hurting along the bone; and it was bothering her. She …
Mental Math: 6-0-1: Half Dozen of Another
English is a peculiar language. The familiar turns of speech can recoil strangely off a young growing ear and mind. …
Teen Talk
If you have teens, if you try to communicate with them..you might appreciate this poem. It “came to me” after …
Why Do I Love My Husband?
Saturday morning at 5:00 a.m. my daughter came into our bedroom with this whispered intelligence, “Mom, Zoe is throwing up.” …
Enjoying Time Together
This evening on the way home from the beach, my daughter and I were chatting. I can’t remember all the …
Worth Repeating ~ Mahatma Ghandi
“There is no school equal to a decent home, and no teacher equal to a virtuous parent.” ~Mahatma Ghandi
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