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When I was diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer in 2000, I came face-to-face with my own mortality—and learned some profound lessons that transformed my view of reality. I would never sign up for my cancer experience, but neither would I trade away the treasures mined from it. Above all, I learned to live…
When I was diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer in 2000, I came face-to-face with my own mortality—and learned some profound lessons that transformed my view of reality. I would never sign up for my cancer experience, but neither would I trade away the treasures mined from it. Above all, I learned to live…
It starts with the early morning patter of little feet on the floor. And it doesn’t end until the same pair/s of feet slip under the covers at night. And even then, night time disturbances mean that days merge and blur into weeks, months, years. Being Mom is relentless. Relentless. The word itself alludes to…
When love came unexpected – softly – like a hurricane, we hardly had time to pack a suitcase, much less prepare! Our story of adoption is different than most. We had not planned to adopt. Our first son was a honeymoon baby. Boy number two came a few years later. Our life was progressing as…
When I was diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer in 2000, I came face-to-face with my own mortality—and learned some profound lessons that transformed my view of reality. I would never sign up for my cancer experience, but neither would I trade away the treasures mined from it. Above all, I learned to live…
How would you describe the relationship you have with your spouse? Is it a healthy marriage? Or is it beyond strained because of the busyness of your life as a homeschooling mom? Is your marriage priority or does it get thrown to the sidelines while other commitments take the leading role? For myself, a homeschooler…
When my daughter came to me, all teared up and frustrated over a friendship issue, it took all my power to reign in my mama-bear instincts and just listen. At 11, on the brink of that roller-coaster of hormonal emotions, she needs stability and reason. She needs guidance and perspective. It occurred to me that…
About three years ago, we effectively eliminated television as we knew it from our home. No, we did not banish all electronic entertainment – not at all, actually – but we decided it was time to take control of the entertainment that entered our household and what we were exposing our children to. Rewind about…
When I was diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer in 2000, I came face-to-face with my own mortality—and learned some profound lessons that transformed my view of reality. I would never sign up for my cancer experience, but neither would I trade away the treasures mined from it. Above all, I learned to live…
It was a beautiful fall day. We gathered together for a common purpose. As I stood beside the man I loved, I repeated these words: “For better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, until death do us part.” I said “I do,” with all my heart. So what happened when…
During the month of February there is much talk of love. There are hearts, teddy bears, candy, t-shirts, cards and more all sporting a theme of LOVE. Each and every item has a price, a value, but the love–the love itself is priceless. In particular I think of the value of a mother’s…
The world would have us believe that love is an emotion . . . a feeling. Something out of our control. Something that just happens to us. But the world is not the source of truth. Truth tells us something very different from the world. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all…
