Encourages, motivation and inspirations
By the time the plane landed in London, the sky had turned the pale gray of early morning. My children were still asleep. Eli’s head rested against my arm, his …
I walked out of divorce court, grabbed our passports, and boarded a flight with my two children. Read More By the time the plane landed in London, the sky had turned the pale gray of early morning. My children were still asleep. Eli’s head rested against my arm, his …
The ink was barely dry on our divorce papers when I took my children and boarded an international flight. Read More By the time the plane landed in London, the sky had turned the pale gray of early morning. My children were still asleep. Eli’s head rested against my arm, his …
While my ex celebrated the divorce, I was already flying across the ocean with our children. Read More
PART 1 By 6:18 that Tuesday evening, winter had already wrapped itself around our quiet cul-de-sac. Porch lights glowed through the cold blue air, and the little plastic snowman two …
My daughter-in-law volunteered my house for Christmas. She wasn’t prepared for my answer. Read More PART 1 By 6:18 that Tuesday evening, winter had already wrapped itself around our quiet cul-de-sac. Porch lights glowed through the cold blue air, and the little plastic snowman two …
My daughter-in-law invited 25 people to Christmas at my house. Then I told her she could handle everything herself. Read More PART 1 By 6:18 that Tuesday evening, winter had already wrapped itself around our quiet cul-de-sac. Porch lights glowed through the cold blue air, and the little plastic snowman two …
She planned a Christmas gathering for 25 guests in my home without asking me. My response changed the holiday. Read More
Part 1 It was my mother laughing when I asked what happened and my sister saying, as if she were discussing spilled milk, “He got what he deserved.” I was …
The hospital called about my six-year-old son just before midnight. The real shock came later. Read More Part 1 It was my mother laughing when I asked what happened and my sister saying, as if she were discussing spilled milk, “He got what he deserved.” I was …
I’ll never forget the hospital’s midnight call about my son. What happened afterward haunts me even more. Read More Part 1 It was my mother laughing when I asked what happened and my sister saying, as if she were discussing spilled milk, “He got what he deserved.” I was …
The hospital called me before midnight about my six-year-old son. But it wasn’t the call that changed everything. Read More On my very first day at my new job, I saw a photo of my husband sitting on my coworker’s desk. I forced a smile, pointed at it, and calmly …
I believed there were no secrets between us. I was wrong. Read More