I always thought that foster care and adoption were things that only really saintly people did. You know the people I’m talking about – the really “together” and “with it” […]
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Often we write about our son Joey (nearly 37) with special needs. His story as it intertwines with our lives and the lives of our 2 daughters is something we […]
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I was flying to Canada one autumn to speak at a college. I was on a British carrier that had a lot of Europeans on board. The computer that selected […]
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Even on the best of days, I can’t honestly say that my day has been one big smile. There are pressures in the day to pay the bills (hoping there […]
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As a dad, I say “I’m sorry” a lot. Probably every day. Multiple times a day. This shouldn’t have surprised me, but this is one of the things about being […]
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Five, four, three, two, one, Happy New Year! Strains of “Auld Lang Syne” came over the loud speakers as the ball at Time Square finally reached the bottom of its […]
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New Years Eve. 1983. Central Tennessee. It had been a silent night. It was a quiet dawn. Morning’s first rays slipped across the living room floor and climbed up the […]
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If you were asked to throw out words to describe your feelings about Christmas, “broken plans” and “paradoxes” probably wouldn’t make your list. But they’d be at the top of […]
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We planned that my sister Sue would care for our Joey (special needs age 36) for a long weekend so we could get his room set up as we downsized […]
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“Start with sunny side up, end with scrambled!” That statement sums up our life – how about yours? Each morning I make my husband Joe and I an egg. The […]
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