Have you ever wondered what to say to a woman who has relinquished her child for adoption? Afraid to say the wrong thing? Here are five comments not to say to a birthmother who has placed a child in... Read more >>

Soon, we were able to meet with these specialists. At our visit with the ophthalmologist, she saw that one eye was slow moving, and the (non-surgical) solution she wanted to try was an eye patch. Ryan... Read more >>

As a child, I would sit down in our basement and play with my three foot tall Barbie house that held my dream family. Don’t get me wrong, I had a lovely middle class upbringing, so I was not... Read more >>

A not so happy ever after ending kind of story, but sometimes the truth needs to be told. And having knowledge is powerful yet can be helpful to many, so their heart doesn’t get broken like mine... Read more >>

(10/1/11)  To Janessa Alysse, my beautiful niece: Your first birthday was Saturday! I can’t believe it. The year FLEW by like it was in a hurry or something. I can SO CLEARLY envision... Read more >>

Nearly five years ago, my son and daughter-in-law became the proud parents of a beautiful baby boy. They named him Benjamin Andre Durr. He weighed in at eight pounds seven ounces. Don’t worry... Read more >>

Hi, my name is Muneca. I cant forget the the things I want to, I remember horrible ones. Most of the time things leave my mind in a flash. But I can’t remember the past as if it were... Read more >>

Indian cuisine seeks a balance of four tastes—sweet, sour, salty, and bitter. This goal is based on a 5,000 year-old science that focuses a belief that eating balanced flavors encourages proper... Read more >>

My iPhone alerts me to an incoming text: my daughter Stephanie has sent a new photo of Riley, her six-month-old daughter and our first grandchild. There is an attached audio file. I listen and hear... Read more >>

As I sit here and wait for Charles to get here and explain to me why we haven’t talked for three days straight I played the song “I Love My Baby/Take Me Away by Keisha Cole as I combed... Read more >>