Every mother’s day I get a deep longing inside to give thanks to my mother, but, sadly, the one I had wasn’t much of a mom. I didn’t grow up …
Mom and Some Unfinished Business
Thinking back on my mother is kind of like…my family is history is like a wood-pile I once sorted and stacked up. It’s fallen down over the last dozen years. …
Where Do “I” Begin?
If you’re going to write a book about yourself, then the first question you must consider is where to begin? Right now many of you are saying to yourself “Just …
Unforgettable Decision: Giving Up My Child
It was 1978. I was 22 years old, had been married for 4 years, and recently widowed, four days before my son’s first birthday. The marriage was not a happy …
Talking to the Wall
When talking to inanimate objects Martha never lost her sense of humor. “Abracadabra!” Martha shouted into the wall, laughing, “Does anyone hear me? Can you open the door please?” Passing …
What Do They Know?
For years, my most unforgettable moments were ones where I made errors — blunders, screw-ups, super embarrassing moments. Actions that provoked major shame attacks, either then or later. Sort of …
The True Meaning of Legacy
I felt something else as well–a sense of loss. But not the kind of loss one feels when you lose a close family member, or anyone or anything that you …
Aha’s and Oh-oh’s
There are moments and there are Moments: someone called them “Aha Moments.” These, for me, are usually sudden and not necessarily rational. They happen like somebody—Somebody or Something—smacking me upside …
Dealing with Ella: Powerful Tools Positively Applied
Well, everyone, I can hardly believe it, but Ella has already succeeded in conquering a couple toddler hurdles. She accomplished these goals with the help of some very interesting tools …