Tag: grown children
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Another “Last”
I am sure I have mentioned before this wisdom shared by a good friend, but I cannot find it, so here it is again. Some “lasts” pass without our awareness. The last time you put your son down and never carry him again because he has grown too big for you to lift, or he […]
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Pop the Dog
This is Pop. I have written about him before, but at that time he was a thousand miles away living with my son, Kevin and his fiancée, Preetha. Now he lives with us, and, oh my, how things have changed! We are thrilled to have them all with us. Having Kevin home is a gift […]
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A Full Heart
My heart is so full of so many things today that it is hard to pick one to write about. My mother’s story is winding down. While she is not dying exactly, she has a lot of health problems, and she is getting tired of fighting them. She is readying herself for the end of her […]
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My Boys
When I was raising my sons, I had one guiding principle: teach them to be people that I would like to call friends. I figured that, since I’m a nice person with fairly good manners and a decent work ethic, I tend to like nice people with good manners and a decent work ethic. Of course, […]
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Joyeux Holidays!
People say the holidays are for children. Of course you can also include the child-like, such as myself. But I have a whole new appreciation of and excitement about the holidays this year, starting with Thanksgiving and going all the way through Christmas. It’s possible that I have never, ever been so excited about the […]
Beth Warstadt 