Monthly Archives: June 2011

My younger son will blow out 31 candles on a birthday cake this week, and I’ve been pondering how his life has unfolded, particularly now that he is building his own life as an adult. It seems like not so … Continue reading →

“Oh, no, Mommy! Hurry! Look!” The startled young mom quickly steered the car to the side of the road, fearful that something terrible was happening to her four-year-old daughter. “What is it, honey? What’s wrong?” “Look, Mommy. Look out the … Continue reading →

“Parenting is hard work.” We hear that expression from parents whose children are young and from parents of teens. And yet, we know parenting is also “hard work” at times for parents whose children are now adults. If we are … Continue reading →

One of my favorite grandparenting quotes is credited to Rudolph Giuliani: “What children need most are the essentials that grandparents provide in abundance. They give unconditional love, kindness, patience, humor, comfort, lessons in life, and most importantly, cookies.” Now that … Continue reading →