What a wonderful day it is today. I got up early and watched the sun come up. As usual I walked the house and checked on my sleeping baby girls. I feel so very blessed.

Over the past few months my oldest sister has been going through a transition. Learning how to go on and live after you loose your husband of many years is a very difficult thing. Her spirit has been lagging and her health has not been to good. The financial burdens were humongus. Not to mention just going on to live each day without your loved one.

So I have tried... more

Summer camp has been one of my favorite times of the year. I love getting the kids ready for the adventure of meeting new people and all the fun things that summer camp teaches kids.

The first time I sent my kids to summer camp We all had mixed feelings. The kids were afraid to go. They had never been away from us since our adoption. They would have rather stayed home and underfoot.

I am so greatful that I made them go. When the bus pulled away. My heart yearned for the kids. I was lost without them. After several days... more

Today A friend sent me a letter that has been going around the inter net for years. Each time you read it. It still seems to touch your heart. For mothers and fathers who have lost a child ... I am certain that this letter draws tears. It may also speak to them about adoption. No child can be replaced but even this little boy suggests it to his mother. Because he knows she loves children so much and is a very good mother. Read and enjoy

A LETTER FROM JIMMY

She jumped up as soon as she saw the surgeon come out of the operating room. She said: "How is my little boy? Is he going to be all right? When can I see him?"

The surgeon said, "I'm... more

We had never been inside a court building. Our neighbor assured us that everything was going to be ok. We felt a lot better when we saw Grandma waiting for us there in the lobby.

That day the judge made the decision that my Grandma could be our guardian while court was pending for my parents.

We still had no word on my mom. The judge said that my dad would be in jail for Domestic Violance for a very long time. He would also have to deal with his drug and alcohol use before he could ever come home and be our dad again.

The worker came in and had just got an up date on my mom from the hospital. They almost lost her. She had taken an over dose of drugs... more

Just the word "Teenager" scares most parents to death and do we wonder why. You would think after living through quote: "You've lived through 2 AM feedings, toddler temper tantrums, and the but-I-don't-want-to-go-to-school-today blues. So why is the word "teenager" causing you so much anxiety?"

When you consider that the teen years are a period of intense growth, not only physically but morally and intellectually, it's understandable that it's a time of confusion and upheaval for many families.

Despite some adults' negative perceptions about teens, they are often energetic, thoughtful, and idealistic, with a deep interest in what's fair and right. So, although it can... more

It was a normal Friday night. Dad was already drunk by the time I got home from school. Mom was using a mirror and a razor to cut her lines of cocaine.

I just came in and went to my room. I tried to ignore everything around me and concentrate on my homework.

The house was full of angry voices. Once again mom and dad were into it over something. I remember the screaming and the sound of someone falling down stairs. Then nothing but silence. I ran to see what happened and found my mom laying at the bottom of the stairs and she wasn't moving.

I yelled for my dad to help her. He just sat at the kitchen table with his head down, mumbling something. I ran... more

Looking around to find the culprits causing all the noise in the park. Much to my surprise I see five full grown teenage babies. Running and jumping on the tables and benches or falling off the cement piggy spring (where the little ones usually play).

Just another day in the park. I shake my head and go on with my own drama filled book I began reading, before all the noise started.

The next thing I notice is a woman coming out of her home a crossed the street from the park bench where I was sitting.

Her loud voice and violent words were offensive to me as well as the teenagers at play. You would have thought we were invading her back yard. She definitely felt ownership... more

Well after spending two months in a Foster Group Home for Independant Living. April will soon be coming home some time this week. She will have a mentor working with her in our home to help her adjust.

This time with a plan to finish her education. Get a part time job. Open up her own bank account. With the endeavor of learning how to pay bills and buy her own personal needs out of the money she earns from her job.

Her plan is to remain living at home until she is 18 now. She said she is finished running away and causing problems. This time taught her that she wants... more

My faith was shot. I didn't have anything else to say to God. I was angry. How could he dare let this happen to me. I loved him. I served him. I helped other people. I did all this for what? I was bitter.

The night before my operation my Mother In Law called me. She explained to me how very very important it was for Gary (my husband) to have children. I giggled and half heartedly said I had been trying to get him pregnant for 12 years but he just wouldn't conceive.

I hung up the phone and I broke out in tears. This time of angry tears. How could she call me on the eve of my hysterectomy and do this. She was a heartless witch.

I don't remember much of the... more

I will never forget how excited I was the first time I thought I might be pregnant. I felt like this would complete my world. I had a wonderful husband. A Beautiful home. A big backyard for kids to play in. And enough dreams to fill an ocean for what our baby would be.

I waited until I had missed three periods before I went to the doctor. I was sure I was pregnant. I had already been looking at baby cribs and clothes for boys and girls. I secretly purchased a baby teddy bear rattle. I could not wait to hear the doctor say those magic words.

I got my test run and I went home and... more