My sweet friend and I embraced and crumbled into tears. It took awhile for her to get there, but after our lengthy conversation about the suicide attempt of her teenage daughter, the relief flooded through her eyes. We embraced and wept. My tears for her were tears of sadness and pain. Yet earlier that very [...]
The Nerve — !
May 28, 2009 By
Sleep-Deprived Mom
May 26, 2009 By
Exchanging My Slippers for Pumps
May 22, 2009 By
From Pain to Perspective
May 21, 2009 By
Mothers Need Naps, Too
May 20, 2009 By
by Jennifer Dyer For most of my life, I've been a high achiever. I've made goals and stuck to them. Things have not always worked out as I planned, but I don't recall anyone accusing me of being lazy. Motherhood has thrown me for a loop, though. I've had some health issues during the last few years [...]
Epic Fail Lunch Date
May 20, 2009 By
Kris Allen, American Idol, and Humility
May 19, 2009 By
by Barbara Rainey When my children were growing up I was a TV Nazi. High control, off the charts. Only “Little House on the Prairie” and “Mr. Rogers Neighborhood“ were allowed when they were small. As they became older they watched sporting events or news features with their dad if they were interested, but little else. As parents [...]
Wise Words from the Valley of Loss
May 18, 2009 By
by Barbara Rainey The crisis of delivering her 14-week stillborn infant is over. They named him Micah William and he will be buried tomorrow, May 19, next to his sister, Molly. It was a difficult ordeal for my daughter Rebecca, as it was for her husband, Jacob, and me. But as we could only watch and pray, our pain was [...]
Spring Break Nearly Broke Me — Traveling with a Special Needs Child
May 18, 2009 By
by Jennifer Dyer Since the birth of Rachel and her subsequent diagnosis with autism, vacations have taken on a new meaning. Traveling with children always resembles a circus with the parade of blankies and stuffed animals, and a youngster who packs one change of underwear and ten pairs of shoes, but adding a child with special [...]
