Monday night, my family set out to see Santa. I piled Owen and Gracie into our car, and met my husband at the local mall around 5 PM. I should first tell you about the ride to the mall. My 6 year old, Owen, began to ask questions. “Is Santa real?” Apparently Anna, also a
Do You Believe in Santa?
December 24, 2009 | By: | Leave a Comment
It Takes A Village
December 17, 2009 | By: | Leave a Comment
I am a pediatric nurse who specializes in evaluating and treating children who have been suspected of being physically or sexually abused. I’ve been a nurse for the last 16 years, and at my current job for just under 11. Some say to me ‘working with abused children must be so hard’. Yes, I suppose
Hearts of gratitude
December 7, 2009 | By: | Leave a Comment
I am struggling with how to instill in my children a sense of appreciation, thankfulness and gratitude this Christmas season. Christmas for my family is about celebrating Jesus’ birth. Sure, the presents are exciting and Santa is magical, but really it is about sacrifice, generosity, humbleness, humility, gratitude, love, affection and forgiveness. How, in our
Our Life is a Message.
November 30, 2009 | By: | Leave a Comment
This statement hit me hard, REALLY hard. I thought to myself, my life a message? WOW, if my life is a message, what message am I sending with my life? And who am I sending a message to? I really need to look closely at this and I’m thinking it’s NOT going to look pretty.
Who we are…
October 29, 2009 | By: | Leave a Comment