Like a lot of little girls, I grew up with romantic notions of my wedding day. My sisters and I loved to hear my mother tell of her wedding to my father. Her search for the perfect cake and how she designed her own bridal bouquet were stories we loved to hear as we looked over her wedding album.Long before I met my husband, I spent many hours planning and fantasizing about my … [Read more...]
Not My Family
When you were growing up, did you ever know a family that seemed to do everything right? The children were always on their best behavior and looked neat and clean. The family was always on time for every function, and the husband and wife never argued.Well, my family is just like this. My children are absolute angels, and my husband and I have never said a cross word to each … [Read more...]
Oh What a Beautiful Morning
My bed feels so warm and comfortable. I feel my husband's leg on mine and realize there are no children in our bed. I take a deep breath. I'm so tired that I keep slipping in and out of sleep, hearing the noises that are going on in the rest of the house without the supervision of mom and dad.I think about cuddling with my husband and would if I could only manage to move my … [Read more...]
Bedtime Stories
The other morning my husband and I were just waking up in our bed, cozy and warm. "Do you realize that this Valentine's Day it will be 20 years since we got engaged?" I smiled as Joe said this. Then I felt a hand reach out to me. It would have been romantic if the hand was Joe's. But the hand in my face belonged to our sound-asleep six-year-old, Peter. I don't remember him … [Read more...]
Unexpected Lessons
I still remember sitting on the train not knowing what was going to happen when the train pulled into the familiar station. Thoughts and memories just started to assault me. I was scared. What was I coming home to?It just seemed so impossible. I had spoken with my mother in the morning before I went to my new job as a hostess at a trendy restaurant. I usually would check my … [Read more...]
