As we get older and our children venture off on their own, the relationship can begin to fray. Adult children often move away and build their own lives that we no longer have access to on a regular basis. In some cases, a difference in opinion on some topics can…
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MEMORABLE WEDDING MOMENTS – Life’s Big & Little Ups and Downs
Wedding of number two son has come and gone. Like all other big events in my children’s lives, there is a first and a last. Ups and downs. Joys and sorrows. Just like giving birth to them, I never much thought about any of it in advance. Sometimes I wonder…
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Many of us are in the phase of letting go. One of the first and most difficult we face is that of letting go of our role as mothers. We understand that we must allow our children to be independent and make their own decisions, but this conflicts with the…
View More Mothers Letting GoA Dark Night Descends in Aurora
My heart breaks and my prayers go out to the friends and family of all those involved in the Aurora, Colorado shooting. As their lives were being turned upside down, my twenty-something sons were eagerly anticipating and preparing for opening night of Dark Night Rises here in North Carolina. They…
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Last night my son and I went out together for ice cream. I never thought I’d see the day when I would blissfully hand my keys over to him and ask, “would you mind driving?” He’s an adult now and I’ve come to lean just a little on his competence.…
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