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I never experienced the joy of a positive sign on a pregnancy test. My husband and I never surprised our parents with a cake or card telling them…
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I never experienced the joy of a positive sign on a pregnancy test. My husband and I never surprised our parents with a cake or card telling them…
Continue ReadingIt started so innocently. My son wanted an Ipad for his 10th birthday. He saved half the money, and we presented him with the mini rectangle of…
Continue ReadingOur great adventure into adoption began about 18 years ago when we first contacted the Nebraska Children’s Home Society for information. It came…
Continue ReadingI saw you there last weekend in the pew near us. Your 2-year-old child was testing her boundaries during the priest’s sermon. You did everything…
Continue ReadingI recently ran across an unpublished column I wrote when my children were much younger. It’s funny how some things change yet stay the same. Now…
Continue ReadingThe school’s name flashed across my caller ID, and my heart dropped. I was hoping for the normal call like, “Your daughter spilled a glass of…
Continue ReadingLast Sunday, I was prepared to write a column about why kids shouldn’t participate in 4-H. It was a hot day on the first morning of the Phelps…
Continue ReadingWe went on a baseball “strike” this summer. When our oldest son was 4, my husband and I couldn’t wait for the umpire to yell, “Play Ball!”…
Continue ReadingWhy would I leave my comfortable and spacious home to spend a weekend in a camper the size of our bedroom? Why would I trade my nice, hot shower for…
Continue ReadingI always look forward to planting flowers each May, and 2004 was no different. Although I was filled with the hope of beautiful flowers…
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