“Our job is to bring out the best in our children, to develop their strengths and weaknesses. But to accomplish this, we much bring out the best in ourselves.” —from “A Childlike Spirit” in Your Vocation of Love by Agnes … Continue reading
Parents give their babies all sorts of nicknames. Sometimes they are based on their given names, but it seems more often than not, they are coined for entirely different reasons. For example: We called Jacob “Peanut” when I was … Continue reading
As we rang in 2011, John and I held Jacob in our arms in our cozy Brooklyn apartment, counting down the final seconds of 2010 with the crowds we watched gathered in the heart of New York City. Although we … Continue reading
