I must blog today on one of those things that nobody like to talk about – when you die. I come today as your friendly neighborhood lawyer. I have seen too many expensive legal situations that were totally avoidable with a little advanced planning. So let me ask that tough question – do you…
This post is written for born again Christians. I want to throw out a crazy idea for you to ponder. Birth involves suffering, as we all know. Even a C-section or epidural does not remove the suffering from us, only changes it. Just like in the rest of life, there will be suffering in the…
I joined a prenatal yoga class a few weeks ago. I was surprised to find myself the only mom who was not experiencing her first pregnancy. I was not surprised to find myself the only mom over 40. Listening to the expectations and fears of the group of moms with various backgrounds and ethnicities I…
To all the single ladies, For Valentines Day let me offer a little advice on snagging yourself a top notch man. Be friends first. My husband and I were friends for eight years before we walked down the aisle. Four years before we dated, we cultivated shared interests, got to know our quirks and grew…
We succumbed to the trend. My hip twenty-something sister had a gender reveal instead of a baby shower. It was lots of fun to bite into a Boston Creme cupcake and discover the filling was blue. So since we have two girls and just about everyone in our family and friends prayed for, hoped for…
There is nothing like that first blurry image to endear you to that tiny life within your womb. I had an ultrasound this week. At 18 weeks so much can be seen. It told me things that I already knew from the early flutters: this baby is fond of action, movement, headstands, and head butting…
Have you ever been really surprised by a turn life takes? That is where I am right now. Have you ever looked at your 14 and 10 year old and thought that, after six miscarriages, you had given more children more than a fair try, you had turned the corner of 40, and were really…
Who was it that said that there is no friend like a good book? “Outside of a dog, a book is man’s best friend. Inside of a dog, it is too dark to read.” – Grouch Marx An avid reader anyway, I have been walking my 14 year old through the really good books. And…
There are lots of choices for great activities this time of year. But there are those few that really signal “holiday” to your family. We have tried out many different events and experiences besides the usual decorating the tree and baking cookies: Going to see the Nutcracker ballet and Handel’s Messiah, ding dong cookie ditching,…
I have one more park to write about. I saved it for last because it is in such a state of renovation right now that unless you are a Star Wars fan, there is no point in visiting at the moment. But I am a Star Wars fan. So are my husband and kids. That makes…
