Gifts from my Grandmother
If God had intended us to follow recipes, He wouldn’t have given us grandmothers. ~Linda Henley The older I get, the more I appreciate my grandmother. Though she has been gone a long time, my memories...
View ArticleThings My Mother Taught Me
“I wondered if my smile was as big as hers. Maybe as big. But not as beautiful.” ― Benjamin Alire Sáenz, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe I know how hard motherhood can be....
View ArticleThe Next Princess
“Weaver” in Greek. In The Odyssey, Penelope is the wife of Odysseus who faithfully awaits his return for 20 years. (source) My daughter Michelene was the only granddaughter on my husband’s side of the...
View ArticleWelcome Penelope Katherine!
Isn’t she lovely? Isn’t she wonderful? Stevie Wonder She kept us all waiting but finally on January 24, shortly after midnight, Penelope Katherine made her entrance! We are all so excited for Jess and...
View ArticleWhen Our Children Become Parents
“I don’t remember who said this, but there really are places in the heart you don’t even know exist until you love a child.” ― Anne Lamott, Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son’s First Year My...
View ArticleThe Deep Roots of Family
“We begin to find and become ourselves when we notice how we are already found, already truly, entirely, wildly, messily, marvelously who we were born to be.” ― Anne Lamott I am the sum total of the...
View ArticleA Letter to Penelope
Dear Penelope, I can’t believe you are already a year old! Where has the time gone? It seems like only yesterday I was at the hospital, holding you for the first time. I was filled with such love and...
View ArticleHappy 65th Anniversary Mom and Dad!
I happened to ask my mom the other day, If Dad was still around, what anniversary would you be celebrating this year? Mom replied that she and my dad were married in 1953 so on June 21st, they would be...
View ArticleWhat My Granddaughter is Teaching Me
Joanne reflects on the wisdom of her three year old granddaughter. Life lately has been a bit different. My son John, daughter in law Jessica, and my three year old granddaughter Penny have temporarily...
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