Mom Fear: Speak It, Shout It Guest blog written for New Orleans Mom Blog … Anxiety built through my veins like a warehouse fire. I was leaving my daughter, Marjorie,… Continue Reading →
May’s Voice Sometimes I wonder what I am doing and why I was put on this earth. It is a big question to ponder. On a… Continue Reading →
Picking Up the Phone Today, the matriarch of our family turns 92, just eight years short of a century. Just like century old oaks, Gaga is a pillar… Continue Reading →
Taking Off the Mom Hat This morning I found myself sitting on my new back porch, warm cup of coffee and listening to the morning silence around me. The… Continue Reading →
An Angel Named Rose Angels are all around us. They walk on Earth beside us and flutter over us as we go through life. Thousands of you have… Continue Reading →
To My Fellow Anxious Momma To my dearest friend and fellow anxious mom: I hear you. I feel your anxiety about leaving your babies for the first time. I’m… Continue Reading →
Cancer: The Aftermath “You’re child has cancer.” 49 days later… “Marjorie no longer needs chemo.” Within a seven week period, the rug was ripped out from under… Continue Reading →
Compassionate Pizza I hate the saying: “There’s always someone who has it worse.” It completely minimizes the feelings we have inside about our current situation, no matter how… Continue Reading →
Dinner Date Have you ever been asked that interview question, “Who would you invite to a dinner party?” This thought popped into my head the other… Continue Reading →
The Gift of Receiving Growing up, I was your All-American Catholic school girl. I rocked the plaid uniform, penny loafers, went to mass and stood in line (well… Continue Reading →