One person I've always been grateful for in my life is my daddy. He passed away in 1980 right after my junior year of high school from black melanoma cancer. My biggest regret is not telling him how much I loved him when I had the time. It's been forty-four years this year (June 2) …
Category: Parenting
The Many Faces of Motherhood
It's hard to believe we're on the last week of May already. I started my email on the many faces of motherhood at the start of May. And here we are now and so much as happened since then, including a trip to visit with my mom, two of my sisters, and my brother after …
Good Fathers Are the Best
Not everyone is blessed to be born with a good dad. And sometimes, even if we have a good dad, we might think he isn't because he doesn't spend enough time with us. Or maybe he can't hold a steady job. Or he has a bad habit we don't like. There are all sorts of …
Mothering and Mentoring
And here I am getting ready to write about what I didn't think I could. Not that I haven't wanted to, just that it's always been a hard thing to write, or talk, about. It isn't the full story, but it's a start. Here goes.... Looking back, I realize there are times in my life …
Motherhood: My Miracle Child
When I think of motherhood, I think of my mother and of my son. Last week I wrote a little bit about growing up with my mother. I say a little bit as even a book may not be big enough to encompass everything about our relationship and growth from children into adulthood. And so …
The Miracle of Motherhood
Like everyone, no one is perfect, and so even moms have their moments, too. Of course, I'm sure I didn't think this as a young child and certainly not as a teen. But as I grew and became a mother myself, I realized there are all sorts of mothers. Mothers who care. Mothers who hover. …
Virginia Alice Crawford 