Motherhood brings me some of the greatest joy I experience.  You know?  When my first son was born after 48 hours of serious labor followed by an emergency C-section, I cried as I held him.  My repeated, unbridled exclamations of, "I love you!" followed him as the nurses took him to be cleaned ... Read More about learn to make the most of the difficult days of motherhood

I know you've had days when you want to throw in the parenting towel.  You feel like you've blown it big time.  Someone else should be hired to parent your children.  You aren't equipped!  Our children can make motherhood hard on us, no doubt.  At the end of a day like this, you lay your head on ... Read More about When you are longing for a mommy do-over

I watched the children parading through the lobby.  As they walked by, the teacher said, "Make sure you are holding onto your buddy's hand."  The older I get, the more precious the sight of a gaggle of preschoolers becomes to me.  Years ago there was a poem, "Everything I needed to know,  I learned ... Read More about How the buddy system can actually make you a better mom