You’re not alone, even when you feel you are. Success and failure Friends and isolation  Fear and pride Joy and despair  Depression  Unemployment  Anxiety Addiction Right next door. Right in our circle. Right under our nose. We share the parenting experience  If you knew what you know now, would you have done it at all?… Continue reading Parenting

Months ago and very early in my recovery process, I made the conscious decision to be grateful each day. Regardless of anything else going on, I was and am grateful to be here, not only here among the living, but here where I am today. With the people I love. In a situation where I … Continue reading One Lucky Lady

I remember the moment I saw my John, embraced in the arms of the woman who carried him off the plane more than 29 years ago. I remember her smile, her warmth, her arms, her eyes.  When Natalie was born, there was a lot going on. She was a hard-won battle, but I remember her… Continue reading They Grow So Fast

There are things we feel that we struggle to find the words to describe. But I have to try. Siblings don’t always get along. My brothers and sister and I have not always seen eye to eye. There have been times when we have gone a very long time without speaking or really seeing each… Continue reading Peace

Watching Natalie be a mother is one of my favorite things so far in life. One of. She’s so good. And so beautiful. I can see both my Mom and Steve’s Mom, and through her son’s eyes, I see something so uniquely her own. I wonder if that’s what all Moms see in their daughters… Continue reading One of my favorite things