God’s First Mother’s Day Gift
God’s First Mother’s Day Gift… Since its Mother’s Day I have chosen to write about my first gift from God, my daughter Rachel Ann. It’s funny when she was younger she didn’t like to be called “Rachel Ann”, but now she does. How time changes things! Everyone says she...
Passing on the Faith….
This past Saturday my 8 year-old son exclaimed, “This is the single greatest day of my life!” He was referring to making his First Communion. What a wonderful comment to hear from your child when it relates to passing on the gift of faith! I say this because I know...
Dynamic Duo
The other night on Facebook I read a post that was funny and relevant to my family. Here it is: “Cousins are usually the first friends we have as children. No one will ever understand your crazy family like your cousins do even if you haven’t talked to them much...
Feeling Connected…
Feeling connected means so much to the human psyche and soul. Don’t know about how you feel, but I just love when I feel connected to my loved ones around me, friends and to my maker – God. Since our lives were rearranged 6 years ago I have been trying to find that...
Importance of Student Writing Conferences
“As writers, what we all need more than anything else in the world is listeners, listeners who will respond with silent empathy, with sighs of recognition, with laughter and tears, and questions and stories of their own. Writers need to be heard.” ~ Lucy...
Love that Face!
There’s just something about the relationship between a mother and her son. Call it what you want, but I like to categorize it as a “true love story.” When it comes to my son Josh I just love him to pieces! For being wedged between two sisters, who adore him...
A Mother’s Love is Never Far Away
How long does it take to get over painful times in our lives that make us see the world in a whole different light? How long is long enough to move on and not dwell on what has happened to us that creates a significant paradigm shift? Some people seem to bounce back...
Spring is definitely here!
Driving home from our Easter visit to New Orleans I could not help but notice that Springtime is really here! I love this time of year. Beautiful, white cloud sunshine days tempered by long lingering cool breezes and nature in full bloom! I know for those plagued with...
The Love of a Mother for Her Son…
As we draw closer to Good Friday during this Lenten Season, I always begin to reflect upon the relationship the Blessed Mother had with her son Jesus. From what the Bible reveals to us it was a loving relationship, filled with mutual respect and love. We are not privy...
