Twenty-eight years ago today, my husband Vance and I were racing through the streets of our city in a panicked state. All my dreams were about to come true... I would become a mother. I lay in my bed six hours later exhaustion and joy overwhelming every part of my soul and body. Just three years … [Read more...] about Sleep In Heavenly Peace
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The Girl Who Fed A Homeless Man
I saw him sitting on a bench in the distance, something about the way he moved caught my eye. We were walking the cobblestone streets of San Juan, Peurto Rico and it was a gorgeous sunny day. We had escaped our cold winter weather for a week. As we walked, we had passed many homeless people, and … [Read more...] about The Girl Who Fed A Homeless Man
An Autism, Cookies, Firemen and Puppy Day.
I rolled out of bed to have a coffee, it was 1:00 am in the morning. I have a hard time sleeping in the fall which usually spins into the winter. I sleepily shuffled into the kitchen and pressed the button. Soon the smell of fresh coffee reached my nose and my brain began to have happy … [Read more...] about An Autism, Cookies, Firemen and Puppy Day.
Cinderella And The Dirty Slippers
There sat the beautiful sparkly shoes I was going to wear all evening in the pile of treasures I had brought to set up for our ballroom dinner. I looked down at my feet mortified! I hadn't realized I had forgotten to change my shoes just before the dinner. We had rented an elegant ballroom with … [Read more...] about Cinderella And The Dirty Slippers
Mothers and Messes
Mothers and Messes He came to me the other day Smiling brightly waving his page Look, Mommy, what I have done He bragged a bit and it was fun I set my book on the table And took the time to read his fable I looked at the paper and what did I see Scratches he wrote imperfectly I couldn't make … [Read more...] about Mothers and Messes
Does Your Life Have A Purpose?
Have you ever look at your life or your child's and wonder if there's any meaning or purpose in it? Does life seem bleak and hopeless? Do you feel like giving up and tossing in the towel...you are done? I'm here to tell you to not give up. To hold on. To have hope. I used to feel like … [Read more...] about Does Your Life Have A Purpose?