Darkness cloaks sun’s lightDeath irrevocably snuffs out breath of lifeTwo pregnant sisters, one hot summer dayTwo sons born, only one lives todayThirty plus love and life filled years betweenThen history replays the cruelest of scenesOnly this time fate reverses their roleSame two sisters, one cold winter dayTwo granddaughtersOne celebrated arrival, one tearful goodbyeGrief shows no Read More
Babies seemed to happen for everyone else so naturally, not for Mandy. Joyful anticipation soon turned to sorrow. Everywhere she turned, the rounded bellies of expectant mothers only intensified Mandy’s feelings of failure. Her heart desired to kiss the soft down of hair on her infant’s head, inhaling the newborn scent while holding him or her close. Read More
From the Heart: ” Collection of Stories and Poems from the Front Lines of Parenting” may no longer be in print, but if you’re interested, you can connect and contact the editor at https://writeforcharity.wordpress.com/the-book/. Read More
Why does no one talk about menopause? Every woman who has ever borne children shares her pregnancy and birth stories, yet menopause is considered too indelicate a topic for open discussion? Why? It is a terribly uncomfortable transition that every living woman must endure, some earlier than others. For a healthy woman in her Read More
Oh, that dreaded question, you know, the one that generally gets asked every. single. day; “What’s for dinner?” #livingoutsidethelines #warriorprincess #dinner #family #cooking Read More
Mother’s Day is upon us. What is generally a joyous occasion, can be a heartbreaking experience for some. #mothersday #family #hearbreak #warriorprincess #livingoutsidethelines Read More
The dreams of a six-year-old girl may just be saving the world, one patient at a time. #covid19 #dreams #warriorprincess #livingoutsidethelines #servant Read More
