After celebrating Sydney’s birthday yesterday, my 8 year old deep-thinker and I were talking about Sydney today. She said her prayers in church and asked God to wish her sister a happy birthday in Heaven. Then she asked me if it was scary to me when something is so close and so far. I asked…
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Today was our dear Sydney’s birthday. She would have been 13 years old today. It is hard to imagine so much time has passed without her when I remember her birth as if it was yesterday.Today, our loving and supportive family gathered as they have done every March 8 for the past 13 years to…
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Today I am volunteering at my 8-year-old’s book fair at school. The book fair is held on this week every year to honor Dr. Suess’ birthday. What a gift Dr. Suess was to all of us. He gave us so many wonderful, enjoyable books. He is one of my favorite children’s authors. Last night, my…
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My daughter is at it again. When we were packing up to come home from our ski trip this weekend, she found a quarter on the floor of our hotel room and asked if we could give the cleaning people a tip, and I said of course we could. So she began to write “For…
DetailsWhile driving in the car with me recently, my 8 year-old daughter told me casually what makes a good friend. These were her words: “All it takes to be a good friend is kindness, generosity, and sweetness from the heart.” This same child made up a club with her friends, and here are the rules…
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