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It has almost been two decades of mother’s days. Not sure how that happened so fast. I remember wondering what it would be like being a mother. If I would be a mother. Be a mother to who? I have … Continue reading
Category Archives: Motherhood
On Thursday, February 13th, 2020, Rob’s Mom (Jane) passed away. While she had been sick the past couple of years, struggling with dementia, and it was somewhat a relief for everyone, it was still Rob’s mom. She was the one … Continue reading
Eight years ago, on Mother’s Day, I started this blog. I had started blogging around the time we were married, but it was private. So many things going on in the first few years. Glad I documented them all and … Continue reading
Mother’s Day is pretty much one of my favourite days of the year. I get to force my boys to spend some good quality time with me. So it definitely deserves its own blog post – a week late. I … Continue reading
From Johannesburg to Nags Head, from Italy to the canyons of the West, to the shores of down under and all in between You have been such a wonderful mother to our children, the best the world has seen, With … Continue reading
A few months back I was re-reading a talk that was given back in Oct 2011 at one of our Church’s semi annual conferences, by Dieter F. Uchtdorf. It was called “Forget Me Not” — and is an amazing read, … Continue reading
When I first met Gabe, he was 9 years old. He was super cute, and super chatty. He was so comfortable with adults and had his Dad’s charm. I instantly liked him and knew he was a special kid. However, … Continue reading
Because there wasn’t enough soccer being played in our home, both Zach and Zandra tried out for the school soccer teams and made them. It means sometimes Zach plays soccer after school with the school team, then heads to his … Continue reading
I had two conversations recently that got me thinking a lot about expectations and the importance of being a good example.Both conversations were about Mother’s Day.Both were women who were disappointed in how their children had treated them – or … Continue reading
I remember years ago seeing the movie “Stepmom” in theatres (with Julia Roberts and Susan Sarandon) 15 years ago. I loved the movie then. I actually love any movie that makes me cry – and this one was no exception. … Continue reading