It was under an old Banyan tree on the school playground in Hawai`i that I first met Timmy. I was an elementary school teacher and he was a gregarious...
Last year I was put into a lower-level math class at school. The reason I was in this class had nothing to do with my intellect or math skills. I am b...
"Just a few more minutesplease Mommy!" Although my own children were grown, I found myself turning instinctively in the direction of the lit...
Sometimes he would come on Thursday and not even be able to get out of the car because of the seizures. Still he came, week after week.His caretakers ...
When I was eight years old, I saw a movie about a mysterious island that had an erupting volcano and lush jungles filled with wild animals and canniba...
It all began as we were standing in front of the bathroom mirror, me fixing Amanda's fine, blonde hair. I was putting in the final elastic of a sp...
The ocean is, was and always will be a big part of my life. My parents were ocean aficionados, and I was introduced to its beauty and serenity at an e...
Blessed indeed is the man who hears manygentle voices call him father!Lydia M. ChildWhen I was a little girl, my father had a time-honored tradition o...
As I stood at the gate in the busy airport waiting for my plane, my mind went back to all the changes in my life during the past months. My marriage h...
My mother did not work outside the home until later in life. And then she worked part-time in a bakery, waiting on people. She had me play where she c...