Proud mama
I couldn’t be more proud Your degree arrived today. I want to yell out loud You earned a DMA! I …
Category Archives: parenting
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 …
Developing a taste for orchestral music
From childhood through maturity, I somehow missed an appreciation for classical music. I grew up against a rock ‘n roll …
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 voices children hear
As I turned the corner, pushing my cart down the next aisle in search of pickled vegetables, I heard highly agitated …
Baby photo
Do we really want to cheer up our kids with a Happy Meal?
Well, it’s time for another rant about commercials sending the wrong messages to kids and adults as well. I received …
Happy Mother’s Day to all moms and grandmoms!
My very sweet daughter-in-law and mother-to-be sent me this quote and it made my day. If only we knew then …
Welcoming the next generation
In the darkness of night Woken from a bad dream I rocked you in my arms Until you fell asleep. …
