By Jennifer Livingston– When a new little life enters the world, it is important to give a gift to the family of that child, to show support and a spirit of welcoming for their new addition. The birth of each little one, especially those in families who are close to
By Ellen Dolgen – On July 6th, I received that dreaded phone call. My beloved Mom passed away in Tucson, Arizona. Mom started having trouble breathing earlier in the day, and then at approximately 2 in the afternoon, just stopped breathing as she sat in her TV chair. She had
By Nancie Carmichael – “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore, Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me: I lift my lamp beside the golden door…”–inscription on the Statue of Liberty I stopped in the middle of
By Barbara Delinsky – PROLOGUE The rain let up just in time. The final day of taping for the spring season of Gut It! was about to begin, and though the sun hadn’t yet appeared, Caroline MacAfee’s hopes were high. Well behind the stream of work vehicles pulling up on
I was four the first time it happened. “Mommy why are we stealing these lilacs. Do they belong to us?” The snap of the branches and the sweet aroma of those vintage purple lilacs put such a radiant smile on my mother’s face that I must have been mistaken. My
By Rebecca Forster– My parents made a pact to stand on every continent in the world. When my dad passed away, my mother went to the Antarctic for both of them. When she returned and the excitement of the trip wore off, she found herself still standing on a pitching deck
By D.L.Mars − Something stirred deep in my soul that made me call her at 5 am in the morning; it was 3 am there, but she would understand. My sister answered the phone in a panic and asked me where I had been? I told her mommy knew, I had
By Kim Chaffin– My daughter has always had a tender side; sometimes it was hidden under her daring personality, but I always knew it was there. As a child, she collected bugs and was often covered with dirt, but deep inside was a very wise, sensitive soul. When she was
By Carole Towriss− It’s not supposed to be this hard, is it? Mothers love daughters. Daughters love mothers. That’s what I always thought. That’s the way it was when I was growing up. I was raised in an era when mothers stayed home and baked chocolate chip cookies. When dinner
By Sharon Beth Brani− I remember that night like it was yesterday. I was scheduled to fly to Russia in just a few days but still had a number of items to purchase in preparation for adopting a six month old little girl. So I called my mom on the
By Jane Heacock – Mother’s Day, it honors all mothers around the world. The minute you become a mom, life totally changes. Life is busy and the percentage of moms that work outside the home setting, have smaller windows of time and we all are working into our later 50’s
By Abby Terlecki – As a new grandparent, your new role in the family is to 1) spoil this little one rotten, and 2) be the on-call babysitter. But you’re also an expert resource with decades of hands-on experience, and you can help the new mom and dad transition into
By Bill Clark – For many, Easter egg hunts are a holiday tradition. Kids take to the yard to find colorfully painted eggs filled with sweets and other goodies. This year, have a fun, new type of egg hunt. Need fresh ideas? Try one of these seven creative egg hunts:
By Vonda Skelton – I hate tobacco smoke. I hate the way it smells, the way it permeates my clothes and hair, and especially the way it kills. But during a caregiving season of my life, cigarette smoke took on a new and positive role—as a way to communicate with
Christmas is a magical time of year for both kids and adults alike. The kids are out of school, the holiday cheer keeps everyone in high spirits, and spending time together as a family is at the top of everyone’s priority list. One hallmark of the Christmas season is the
By Cindy Shannon− It is amazing to me the level of stress experienced the minute Thanksgiving and Christmas decorations, advertisements and plans begin. It is not supposed to be like this, I know, but when you have a blended family all things ‘normal’ become ‘abnormal’. This post is to offer
By Beth Havey— That’s a concept! —someone might say—a concept you have to be prepared for. Because nostalgia is both pleasure and sadness—feelings that come simultaneously as the past rises in memory and tugs us back to experiences we often wish we could have again. Like today. A close friend’s
By Rhonda Caudell RN, CCM, CGCM – The time of year when kids are finishing their summer and are looking forward to starting back to school for another year, or NOT, always reminds me how Moms are another year closer to it being the last year to send their kids
By Heidi McLaughlin – I was in love again. I mean this time the stars twinkled with brilliance, the rain smelt sweeter and I had never known the daffodils to be so yellow. After the death of my husband this was my second chance at happiness and I couldn’t wait
Industry marketing firm MMGY Global recently reported that 37 percent of grandparents in the $50,000 annual income range who took a vacation last year did so with their grandchildren, up from 28 percent in 2007. Additionally, 78 percent of these trips included all three generations. Especially popular are cruises, resorts
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