Thieves

I don’t know about you, but December has been a busy month in our house. As I left work the last Thursday in December, I savored the idea of a long, quiet weekend. We had a trip to Mayo Clinic the next week to seek some expert advice for our son’s asthma,...

Turn On The Light

“Even in the dark there is light.” Those words, from a song wafting through the radio airwaves, caught my attention and my mind raced back to a conversation about work I had with a friend the previous evening. As she recounted her work story from the day, my heart...

Wanted

“Mommy, whose tummy did you come from?” Jasmine, my four year old, asked one early morning while lying in bed with me. It’s a common conversation in our house, babies coming from mommies’ tummies. “Grandma Annie,” I reply. “And Abe came from your tummy?” “Yes.” “Did...

It’s NOT Bob’s Tail!

It seems people have a limited tolerance for Christmas music. I would say, based on absolutely no study whatsoever, that most people don’t want to hear any Christmas carols before Thanksgiving and are pretty much done listening to them by December 26. I get this....