Two college commencement ceremonies on back-to-back weekends in May launched me into a new phase of motherhood. The twin boys that I birthed are now men. As they move out ...
Adult Children
Having adult children is a peculiar place to be as a parent. I remember, as a young mom drowning in babies, fantasizing about what it would be like to have ...
My husband and I have a favorite breakfast spot in downtown Dallas. It’s not a fancy place by any stretch. Open twenty-four hours, it features a vast menu that caters ...
My husband and I have reached that glorious stage of our lives where the adults outnumber the children at home. We rise at dawn feeling rested and joyful. We lay ...
August is back-to-school month for many, including the new freshman class for colleges. Although I have twelve times brought an entering college student to their new life, I never experienced ...
When my children were still young, we lived just a block away from a river. Once I had a child old enough to watch the “littles,” I loved to go ...
I remember feeling absolutely overcome the first time I looked into my newborn’s eyes. So incredibly beautiful, so exquisite, so perfect—my baby was a tiny miracle wrapped helplessly in my ...
I have a daughter who is about to get married. In fact, it is happening in eighty-seven days to be exact, but who’s counting? Today, when I was praying for ...
“Lord, make us turn to you. Let us see your face.” My breath caught. Right there in the middle of Sunday Mass, I was instantly paralyzed with fear. Make us ...