Family

I was fortunate enough to have spent the weekend with both of my sisters to celebrate my eldest sister’s 50th birthday.  It’s not often that we all gather together as we are spread geographically, involved with the every day routines of our own immediate families and caught up in...

I had been preparing for a visit from my relatives, and was not quite finished straightening up and getting things clean.  I had just picked up Timmy from a basketball camp, and he was anxious to head out to the pool.  I told him that I still had a...

That first smile  “I love you mommy” Boo boo’s on the knee Piggies in the ocean  Aerobics:  drop the spoon; mommy picks it up; drops the spoon; mommy picks it up First dinner all by himself–spagehtti, thank god for oxyclean  Look mom, no training wheels! Great big, super slobbery...

Gentle, steadfast and true. Wiping away the tears and giving a much needed hug to make everything all better. Rising before the crack of dawn and spending an entire lifetime in the elements as a mail carrier, working countless hours of overtime to take care of his family. Helping...

how would you like it to be?  I know it’s a morbid subject, but it’s something I used to think about more often than you might think when I was a kid.  Coming from a family where mom was one of 11 and dad one of 10, I have...