I’m a teenager and I just started driving. I was flying down Rinaldi (if you live in Southern California you most likely know Rinaldi Street) while all the other cars were slowing down, I took advantage of the clear lane and speeded up. That’s when it happened…while I was stopped at a red light, through […]
Today is my daughter and son-in-law’s 8th wedding anniversary. And I’m bringing back one of my most read posts as a tribute. One important thing I’d like to add is that we’ve—my daughter and I—published a book together, The Impossible Kid: Raising a Strong-Willed Child with Love and Grace. What a joy and a blessing […]
I was visiting my daughter and grandkids. My daughter made me a cup of coffee and I sat at her kitchen table with the grandkids to enjoy my afternoon brew. Ahhhh nothing like coffee and enjoying my grandkids. Then…out of nowhere…I don’t even know how it happened… I spilled my entire cup of joe. All […]
Sometimes the things which keep us up at night and challenge us the most turn out to be the most rewarding. When my daughter, Monica, was born I felt a sense of overwhelming emotions. But the overriding feeling was fear. Fear I would mess her up. Fear I would make mistakes. Fear I would ruin […]
As the wedding season approaches this post is dedicated to all mothers of the bride… “Mom, there’s a bug in my wedding dress!” As the mother of the bride, those are words you most definitely do not want to hear. The day before my daughter’s wedding I told her to expect things to go wrong […]
Oh, my dear daughter, thirty years have passed from the day I first held you in my arms. It’s been an exhilarating journey being your mom. No, it hasn’t been all bliss and lollypops and gum drops, you and I both know this. You were not easy to raise. Me, with my I want to […]
While in church with my husband I was distracted. Someone had followed us in, and as I turned I realized it was my daughter and son-in-law. They had dropped the baby off in the nursery and were there to enjoy church, just the two of them. There would be no distractions from the baby this […]
It was Sunday morning. I was sitting at Starbucks across the street from our church waiting for my pregnant daughter to arrive, that’s when the call came in. She wouldn’t be coming with her husband to church because he was concerned about her being dizzy. “He’s afraid I’m going to fall over.” Her description made […]
My daughter needed to sell her car. Months earlier someone had left a note on it, “If you ever want to sell your car call me,” and they left their number. Monica called the number and set up an appointment for them to see the car. The lady on the phone told her that her […]
