I'm an elementary school teacher, working with kids from kindergarten through the second grade. I hear a lot of 'tattling' and have to help kids resolve conflicts on a daily basis... More >>
Two weeks ago, I was sick with the flu. My sweet husband cared very well for me. Up until I got sick, he asked me what I wanted for Valentine's Day... More >>
I've messed up monumentally. With several failed marriages and a too-strong work ethic, I damaged my children in ways I now see that I could easily have prevented... More >>
After trying for five years to become a mother, I was blessed with twin girls. One went to heaven while the other stayed here to teach me the real value of life... More >>
...Five years ago, we were on the verge of divorce. We knew something was missing in our relationship, and I started seeking elsewhere what I thought was missing... More >>
...When I was in third grade, my teacher asked us to write down what we wanted to be when we grew up, and I wrote down 'wife and mother.' She quickly corrected me... More >>
I want to share my story with you and your listeners. I've been listening to you for over 25 years. My boyfriend at the time turned me onto you right after we shacked up! How ironic is that! More >>
Not long ago, I heard you take a call from a man wondering if his young son should see his dying grandfather. I had a similar experience fifty years ago... More >>
I made a parenting mistake when my kids were teenagers - I didn't listen enough. The teen years are really tough, and sometimes I felt like I was navigating through them as a parent alone... More >>