“Mommy, up.”

“Mommy, up.” My daughter didn’t like to walk. Not when she was three years old or five or seven. (We’ll stop at seven because true confessions should only reveal so much.) She could walk – had been doing so since she was 10 months old. Maybe she thought walking was...

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  The sailor outfit for Tyler’s six month old photo was a perfect fit – on Monday. By Saturday, the day of the photo appointment, the buttons threatened to pop off his shirt and the pants almost squeezed him in half. The proverb from the ‘Book of Mom’ was...
I want her thumbprint on my children…

I want her thumbprint on my children…

I was about to meet my brother’s wife for the first time and had asked Sam why he chose Vila as his bride. I’ve never forgotten the power of his answer. “I want her thumbprint on my children.” Wow! What an incredible vote of confidence in Vila’s character and values!...