Perfect

By Alisha Worthington, BSW, SSW I remember my new daughter's wet, warm body lying on my chest for the very first time. I could feel her bird-like heart pounding away as she took her first breaths and looked toward my face with searching eyes. For my part, I was...

Like a Little Child

I found myself feeling rather irritated with Grasshopper today. She tends to be very slow, and today it seemed that frequently she was purposely making the entire family wait. I scolded her, and at one point we all slowly walked from the car, leaving her still sitting...

Two Sides of the Same Coin

“I want!” is a phrase that moms hear often from their children. My Grasshopper (6-years-old), though, has a habit of merely implying that she wants something and then expecting me to understand. “My glass is empty,” may mean that she is done,...

Choose Ye Which Day?

Here's a poser. I recently met with a former college roomate. It had been 30 years since we'd seen each other. I ducked out of the college thing early, married, and raised kids. She went the whole nine yards with schooling, graduated from BYU, ‘cuma sum'...