Gray hair is taking over my dark brown hair at a rapid pace. It’s an invasion that I fight with all my might, but one that is met with large obstacles, such as the expense of getting to a salon every six weeks to keep the enemy at bay.
I know, I could color my [...]

So we took this second trip.

It was fun and crazy, but most of the times I felt alive, like I could see colors brighter, words clearer - my children full of life. Perhaps it’s my hormones. I don’t know, but I’m happy to enjoy it for a bit.
I laughed, I yelled, and I [...]

My 6 year old daughter Anna rolled on the ground screaming and clutching her stomach as my other children pulled on my arm, covered their eyes and cried. She screamed that the pain in her tummy was too much to take. I tried to touch her, she rolled away, threw up and passed out.
I [...]

A few days ago a friend of mine invited me to her church — a large, spectacular and impressive conglomerate of buildings and fun. From the moment the usher opened the door, the churchgoers welcomed us with friendly smiles and open arms. The place was impressive, with a coffee shop, (Starbucks coffee people!), a bookstore, [...]

Dear you,
I was so disappointed I missed you on line yesterday.
It’s ironic, the one night I’m not on the computer for a couple of hours and you were able to get on.
The girls and I watched Bride Wars but don’t worry, I checked, it was PG and I fast-forwarded on anything that you’d have [...]

I know still talking about my husband’s deployment but you know how these things go ….can’t let it go!
The issue is, I never realized how much influence Uncle Sam had over my marriage until a few days ago when we learned about the Surprise Deployment. This summer was supposed to be a time when [...]

2009 is supposed to be the year of the military family.
I know. It’s only the middle of May, there are many months ahead and great things can, and hopefully will be done, but I’m an inpatient person.
I actually worked on a story on what the year of the military family would mean and discovered [...]

My sister is going through a hard time. She came over to visit me, really all of us, and I could tell immediately that there was something wrong. Her eyes looked big and hallow and I saw sadness in them - the kind that you get from a broken heart.
My sister is five years [...]

I know I’ve been away.
My own mother has asked me why I haven’t updated my blog recently, but I’ve been so busy. It’s really not an excuse, there are just 24 hours in a day and I have to use at least 6 of them to sleep. My preference would be to utilize a [...]

I try not to judge someone when I first meet them. But this man was different. I could tell by the way he looked at me and my daughters that there was something wrong with him.
I felt shivers down my back the moment I locked eyes with him. We were at a birthday party [...]