When I was in 4-H club camp one year I asked if I could sign-up for the flower decoration class. Full disclosure, I had no interest in becoming a florist – a girl that I was sweet on had signed up and I just wanted to be with her as much as I could. When…

My first clue was that the bedroom door to our sons’ room was closed. My second clue was that it had been quiet for quite some time. While most parents go aaaaahhhh! when their toddlers are quiet, blissfully hoping that they are playing with blocks, a puzzle, looking at a board book, parents of twins…

Our twin boys were continuing to grow, going from pushing up, to rolling over, to crawling to walking. We kept lowering the mattresses in each crib as they got taller, and taller and taller. Eventually the mattresses could not be lowered any more. One night we hear a tremendous thud, followed by my youngest son…