“When you make friends with fear, it can’t rule you.” –Anne Lamott For the past several weeks, we’ve been hearing stories about olympic heroes and heroines overcoming obstacles. Quietly, and just as heroically, parents have been overcoming obstacles of their own, on their own. So, what do Olympians and parents have in common?
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Love And The Broken Open Heart of Parenting
“Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.” – Elizabeth Stone My son was 18 months old the first time he couldn’t breathe. The day had been an ordinary one, filled with unfurling toilet paper rolls and drawing on walls. Read More