Life in China, and now my baby is back
Elated and proud doesn’t begin to explain how I felt in October of 2018 when my overjoyed son contacted me …
Category Archives: children
Comfort dogs at Stoneman Douglas H.S.
I had heard that my company introduced a new program, allowing a specially trained dog to be escorted through the …
So sad and senseless
Another tragic, horrific event; another shaken community. I’m reading the updates about the Sutherland Springs, Texas shooting yesterday, which now …
The trials and jubilation of adult parenting
I wrote the post below a few months ago at a low point of a mother-son relationship. I wrote it …
Her hand grasps my finger
Her hand grasps my finger To cajole me to play. She raises her arms up To be lifted and swayed. …
The buddy bench – what a concept!
Watching NBC Nightly News tonight, I was introduced to the buddy bench. Perhaps you already know about it. Apparently, it’s …
The voices children hear
As I turned the corner, pushing my cart down the next aisle in search of pickled vegetables, I heard highly agitated …
Sense of Wonder
Originally posted on The Musing Idealist:
A Blade of Grass You ask for a poem. I offer you a blade of grass.…
