Category Archives: Parenting
Perspective through Pain: Mark’s Story
“You must be in so much pain,” the orthopedic surgeon said to my husband, Mark, after looking at his MRI. For eight weeks, Mark had been suffering from a herniated disc in his neck. Because the disc was pressing on …[ read more ]
• • •When I Decided to Become a Writer
People often ask me when I decided to become a writer and how I came up with the idea for Snow Out of Season. My Earliest Muses When I was born, my parents named me Christy after the bestselling novel of the same …[ read more ]
• • •How My Mom Gave Me Away
What’s our greatest hope for our sons and daughters? Is it to see them grow up to be happy, healthy, and wealthy, living close to us in a house with a white picket fence? Or can we imagine a higher …[ read more ]
• • •Heidi Cruz: An Amazing Asset to Ted
As we celebrate the life of Nancy Reagan in the wake of her March 6th passing, I thought it would be fun to explore the life of another potential First Lady. Heidi Cruz has been fascinated by politics since she …[ read more ]
• • •Our Preschooler’s Best Quotes from 2015
It’s that time of year again when we look back at my preschooler’s best quotes from the year before! Our oldest daughter, Michaela, turned four in August. Here’s some of her sweetest, funniest, and most profound comments from January to …[ read more ]
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