Five years ago from my bed at Swedish Hospital, I wrote the journal entry below. It sounds a bit like…
Browsing: Parenting
After doing my treadmill workout, I sat on the couch with my oldest son so we could go over some…
One morning last winter I was driving my teenager to school and she asked me the question I had been…
Yes, the to-Santa vs. not-to-Santa debate within the realm of our Catholic Christian community is fresh, real and has turned…
Human beings have a desire to impose order on the universe. But much like a parent’s desire to impose order…
Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord; and you shall love the Lord your God with all…
During the Sixties, dime stores sold baby painted turtles. The little green sea creatures were displayed in a big open…
I know that some people don’t allow their children to believe in the Santa myth for a variety of reasons.…
Children have a way of reaching into your heart to find love you didn’t even know was there. I was…
As the mother of two lively boys, athletic boys, theater-loving boys, exploring boys, immersed-in-everything boys, I am forever seeking. Forever…