Starting school each year is a big step for children—so, it’s also a big step for parents (and grandparents). Of course, you want this school year to be awesome. You want your kids to thrive, grow and be happy, but what if they struggle with difficult classes, or overly-demanding teachers or peer pressure? And if that's [...]
“Here’s your sweet baby girl!” the beaming nurse said as she bent down toward the operating table, so I could see my newborn daughter. When I first laid eyes on her tiny face, tears of joy spilled down my cheeks. Then a wave of panic set in. What did I know about being a mother? [...]
At 2:00 a.m. I woke up in a panic, worried sick. Are my children okay? Where are they right now? Who are they with? Visions of a crashed car in a ditch popped into my head. What if a masked terrorist mows down students in the quad with an AK-47? What if an electrical fire [...]