Family Unity I have three active daughters under the age of 6. They are literally always together unless one of them is sleeping or at school. Since it has been summer, they have had an extra dose of togetherness. I have learned from them that unity trumps loneliness any day, even on the days where […]

Brooklyn taking a nap with her blanket on her grandma. Learning to Give my Best Yesterday,while a bunch of adults were visiting during our family reunion, I watched as Brooklyn kept offering her baby cousin her most prized possession in the world…her blankie. This moment stuck with me because Brooklyn rarely is seen without this […]

I don’t want to forget this age and how cute she is when she cuddles with her blanket and me, and sucks her thumb. Behold Your Little Ones I have titled this post Behold Your Little Ones because I want to get back into the habit of closely observing and learning from my children. God […]

3 out of 5 smiling is pretty darn good. =) Dreams Come True When I was about 21 years old I was aching to get married and have a family. I was about to graduate from college with no marriage prospects, and I felt like my chance to find someone was gone. I was really […]

My beautiful mother, Maureen. My Home What is Your Definition of Home I think I was eleven years old. I was out in my family’s garage one day, and I saw a beautiful framed photo of a white baby seal. It may sound weird, but it really was a gorgeous white photo and it had […]

Worried But Hopeful Yesterday, I was reminded of some really important truths, and after I internalized them once again, I thought of my three daughters and the world they live in. Are you a parent? Do you ever get worried about your children? Are you surprised about what they encounter younger and younger? I want […]