Happy Mother’s Day! Anyone can have a child, but it takes the true spirit, kindness, patience, and love of a mother to raise one. For some of us, it is our biological mothers who do the job. For others, a mother might be an aunt, …
A very special person gave me this chocolate hand in a prayer position on the Serenity Prayer. On the inside, a beautiful note that spoke the words of comfort, motivation, and hope. Life is not always tough. Yet, it is not always easy. We experience …
Just yesterday, Nepal was once again shattered by a magnitude-7.3 earthquake that shook Kathmandu, destroying school buildings, structures, and homes of many more victims already struggling to piece back their lives from just two short weeks ago. The damage I’ve seen online is not just …
I hear far too many parents who are stressed out and deeply concerned about their children’s nutrition. Let’s face it. There are many children who won’t eat. Many parents are absolutely dumbfounded and cannot understand why their children just will not try new foods or …
Many single mothers are single either because of a painful past. Or by choice, both of which often lead to very hurtful events or painful emotions that tend to not want to leave us even long after we’ve left. Many of us are recovering from …
Single parenting in high expectation situations is not always the easiest thing to do. In fact, it is in the most important of situations that our kids often act up. We started out the Easter weekend by going to Mass on Good Friday here. As …
Since it is Friday, the hugs should be longer, bigger, tighter, and accompanied by lots of wet, sloppy kisses! When was the last time you paused to give or receive a hug without rushing out the door to get to school, work, soccer practice, swimming …
Many have asked why I started this blog, when in the midst of a hectic, unscrupulously exhausting and taxing lifestyle, would I want to take on another mission, another challenge, another purpose… And that was my exact answer. Another purpose! One of my favorite sayings, …