I will start out by saying my child did not act wonderful, sweet or cute at school yesterday. So this is not another 'My child is beautiful and perfect' email... More >>
In a few days, my third son will be leaving for college. As I was taking a walk today, I started to get sentimental as I think about him leaving... More >>
Not too long ago, I signed myself up for a kitchen challenge. Every day for 20 days, I would receive an email with a certain task to complete for my kitchen... More >>
As an adopted child at just 29 days old, I realize the gift my biological mother gave so that I could be placed in the arms of loving parents and a stable home environment... More >>
It's a tough, uncompassionate world out there. Why? Because empathy and compassion do not come naturally to humans. We have to be taught to put ourselves in other people's shoes and to see the world from someone else's eyes. Here are 3 ways to raise a compassionate child... More >>
I lost my husband earlier this year, after a marriage of 25 years, filled with family and our love for each other. He was a Navy Captain for 30 years and was an honorable, brave, intelligent and loving man... More >>
...Shortly after we married, I became pregnant with twins. Both of us are physicians, and we realized that our colleagues who were married and both working physicians had children and marriages that were severely suffering divorce, drugs and more... More >>
Last summer, the woman I loved and was married to for 17 years decided that she didn't want to stay married to me. I loved her and did everything I can to take the best care of her... More >>
...Everybody has their own day to day personal stressors and it is hard to leave those stressors behind if effective coping skills are not in place. Simply walking through a door does not remove the demands we return to at the end of the work day... More >>
...You always think YOUR 'blended' family will work. It may or it may not, but it is a very rough road nonetheless. Everyone is NOT treated fairly, no matter how hard you try... More >>