Dear Big, The truth is, I didn’t need the calendar to remind me that you’ve grown another whole year. I see it each day in your broadening shoulders, hear it a bit too often in the tweenish edge of your words, and feel it whenever I look down to talk to you and realize that, […]
The Pefect Shade of Pink- *Children’s Book Giveaway*
Each of my kids has had a thing along the way. Big went through a phase where he would only wear mis-matched shoes — usually two different colored Crocs. Little? When he couldn’t decide between outfits, he’d just put on everything he felt like wearing — at once. One Christmas Eve, he piled on twelve shirts. […]
A Mother’s Important Message
What a beautiful baby! Look at those big blue eyes. She’s adorable! As a mom who had just added bows and sparkles to her hefty truck and bug collection, I ate up every compliment my baby girl received when she arrived. As if, somehow, her favorable dip in the gene pool and outrageously mild-mannered personality […]