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A Feast for Royalty: Thankful All Year Long
Determined to have a real Thanksgiving this year (the thought of cooking a full turkey dinner for three people depressed…
Author Heidi Hess Saxton
Heidi Hess Saxton
Heidi Saxton is an author of several books and columns. She and her husband Craig are adoptive parents of two children. Her "Extraordinary Moms Network" has special relevance to families of adopted, foster, or special-needs children. Heidi is currently writing her thesis for a Masters in Theology at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit.
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A Mother’s Second Sight
“You know what I’m most scared of, Mom?” Last week, Christopher snuggled up to me as we savored our all-too-short…
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A Saint in the Making
This week I’ve been reading about the “back stories” of the saints. It can be easy, sometimes, to think of…
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Sleepless in the Night
I’m entering a new phase of my life . . . the “hot” zone. One minute, minding my own business,…
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Passing the Mother Test
I first became a mother at the age of 38 when my husband and I became foster parents to three…
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Womanly Wisdom
For the past few months, the image followed me. At work, I shuddered as I came across it in one…
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A Year of Faith . . . for Parents of All Children
In this week’s Gospel, Mark paints a touching portrait that is familiar to most of us, of the Christ who…
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Mommy Millstones
The Gospel reading this weekend has one verse in particular that always makes me consider very carefully my responsibility as…
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Unearthing Hidden Treasures: An Historical Case for Foster Parenting
“They had been discussing among themselves . . . who was the greatest. Then he sat down, called the Twelve,…
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Summer Solace
It happens every year: after weeks and weeks of summer break, there are times when I just can’t take one…