another sister feels torn between home and a job that are in different locations, one friend has a child who was exiling themselves by bad choices….another whose long season as a mother had ended with an empty
but it seems I inherited more than my Daddy’s blue eyes and Momma’s demeanor. I brought with me many of the same health issues they both had while my siblings have walked through unscathed from the family tree.
I’m currently staying in Santa Fe, New Mexico. There are kids everywhere, in the restaurants, in the hotel elevator, dominating the swimming pool, and at every tourist attraction. In this multicultural city, children of every color follow their parents and siblings like ducks. Last night at ...
And then a whole new challenge arose when my family and I (with 2 younger siblings) moved to the Northern Ireland, UK and I was 8 years old. Learning a new language is hard enough, but when you get dropped in the middle of primary school, you need to learn fast…regardless of your...
His father was teaching at a nearby school and dating young college women, only visiting Andre and the rest of his siblings rarely on weekends, Andre was left alone and to fend for himself. Neighborhood bullies pick fights with him and he can barely hold his own. He had finally had ...
Personal Experience In My Life I forgot to make Johnny and Cora, my younger siblings, their lunches again today. It’s been very hard on me, I have so much more responsibility than I have ever had before. With my older sister, Betsy, sick in bed with the Spanish Flu, my mama working...
If we get a second wind and a surprise financial windfall, we'll definitely consider adopting or fostering another child. I would love to have more children. But in the meantime, bless all the children in this world. For us, two kids is all we can comfortable take care of. We areolder...
It’s humbling to see the impact of our work and to feel the ripples flow as these students now help to support their younger siblings and families back in their villages. It was an incredibly heartening way to begin my journey. We began the long drive south, across the equator and into...
I come from a very small village in India where going to even a school was a challenge. There was a struggle in even getting the basic necessities of life. My father was a school teacher and my mother has always been a full time homemaker. Me and my sister were two siblings and was...
The sun is shining on the lake and reflecting back, with the gorgeous different greens in the background. I think to myself on how great and peaceful this holiday is going to be. As the siblings turn up it becomes more exciting and eventful. All the plans of what we are going to do...