Do You See?
"See what you have to look forward to now?"
The whisper in my ear made my smile widen. It was Dec. 10th and we were on our first outing with our new baby. She was only 10 days old, but we braved the frigid Yukon winter to attend the Christmas pageant at a small mission church.
I knew the service wouldn't... >Read More
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My Child is Different
Story told by Anita Aubuchon, written by Alli Vail
My second husband and I were married on August 5, 2000 and we immediately began talking about having a baby together. Although I was 38 and had three beautiful daughters from my first marriage, I wanted to give my husband a child of his own. We named the child we were... >Read More
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An Unexpected Life
He told me with a pair of diamond earrings. “Happy birthday,” my husband said, his eyes glassy. I knew something was wrong. My birthday was still a few weeks away.
Then David said it: he was going to Iraq. He’d received orders that his squadron would be deployed in a few weeks, and he would be leaving for war… on... >Read More
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I Wasn't Ready to be a Grandma
Facing the unexpected? Don't do it alone, talk to a confidential email mentor.
It’s been several years now, but I can still clearly picture the day I found out my teenage daughter was pregnant. I remember her standing in the kitchen saying, “Mom, embrace it!” My initial response to Amber’s words were, “Yeah, right, that’s easy for...... >Read More
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My boyfriend has lost interest in sex
My boyfriend and I have been together for a year. We are 6 1/2 months pregnant and very much in love. Before we moved in together we had so much fun. We used to go out and do things, be a young couple and have sex all the time no matter where we were or what was going on.... >Read More
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Romance: Surviving the Diaper Phase
You swear it will never happen: you will not become one of those couples who lets the fires of romance burn out as soon as children come on the scene. You know the ones – with puke stains on their T-shirts and bags under their eyes, they seem to have little in common other than an obsession with telling... >Read More
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A Mother's Heart
I had always been fortunate in the past.
I was a quiet girl and I kept to myself. The sharp-tongued gossips in town had always left me alone. My life was not interesting enough for a discussion in line at the market or over a cool drink in a shady café. I studied, worked hard and spent time with the... >Read More
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ruthann roycroft,
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Not Another Divorce Statistic
I did not want to be another divorce statistic, but the numbers... >more
I'd Love To...If I Can Find A Sitter
Life is stressful enough without having to juggle a dozen things and... >more
What Do You Fear?
