Category Archives: Family
Going, Going…..Ghana
I’ve been trying to wrap my mind around this whole “mom of a senior” thing all year. Although I have not yet had the time to start writing the book that compares the 10 months of pregnancy to the 10 months … Continue reading
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The Parent Trap
I’ve been waiting. I’ve heard the saying all my life, “this hurts me more than it hurts you.” As a parent, I’ve been frustrated, angry, sad, and bewildered by the choices my children have made. However, I can’t really say … Continue reading
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The Measure of Time
The measure of time happens naturally around the holidays. “When you were this age, you would….” “Do you remember the year when…..” It seems like a natural, for better or worse, time to reflect and reminisce. You leave your present … Continue reading
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Good Grief
Ten years ago today, I went on a hike with the love of my life, while my baby girl was tucked safely away at a campsite at the water’s edge of Lake Powell. When we learned of the day’s tragic … Continue reading
The Deathbed
You know those conversations with people who for some reason or another, a sentence sticks in your head….for a very long time? I was once telling an acquaintance, Jim, about my desire to watch a birth. The miracle of the … Continue reading
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Grace – Cont.
I was 17 years old and I had blown it…..big time. Desperate to be “free” from parental rule and sew some wild oats, I had finally been caught…on my third attempt….staying out all night joyriding with my girlfriends. To say … Continue reading
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Passage of Time
Are we really ever ready for the Phoenix process when it comes to our children? We say the words to each other almost daily, “wow, I can’t believe how quickly they have grown…my, look how big you are getting……they grow … Continue reading
Family Ties
“The problem with the world is that we draw the circle of our family too small.” – Mother Teresa Occasionally in the last few weeks I have been transported back into my childhood, vividly experiencing the sights, smells and feelings … Continue reading
Not Waiting For Perfect 