Summer Highlights by Sharon O’Donnell
October 7th, 2017
So it's October, and I haven't even posted anything from this summer. Wow, does time truly fly. So here are some highlights: [caption id="attachment_25911" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Two oldest sons and husband crossing bridge on a 4 day backpacking adventure in Grand Canyon. I stayed home to be with high school sophomore ...
Touching Down by Sharon O’Donnell
May 20th, 2017
Yes, I know that parenthood is all about raising your children so that they are independent and can fly off on their own, ready to face the world and be successful. And of course, I want that for my kids. Any parent would. I've been lucky that my two oldest ...
Mom of Men by Sharon O’Donnell
November 29th, 2015
[caption id="attachment_25898" align="aligncenter" width="300"] photo of my 'boys' in 2015[/caption] When my oldest son moved into his first 'real' apartment two months ago, I wondered how long it would take before he started calling there 'home' instead of the house he grew up in and lived in for most of his ...
Blueberry Muffins by Dana Spincola
October 8th, 2015
I already begin to wonder what memories of childhood my little guy will talk about in his future. What moments or events will he hold as special or will he feel attached to when he comes home as an adult to visit the “house he grew up in?” I am not ...
No More Halloweens? by Sharon O’Donnell
November 1st, 2014
When my 3 sons were small and I'd take them trick or treating, I always knew which houses didn't participate in the annual candy-giving. Over the years, I knew the homes that were dark, with no porch light and often no inside lights -- and usually no decorations. I always ...
Billy to Bill by Sharon O’Donnell
October 11th, 2014
When my oldest son was born, we named him after my husband's father who died five years earlier at the age of 58: William Robert O'Donnell. We immediately called him Billy, like his father had been called, but I was torn because part of me wanted to call him Robbie ...
Decision Time by Sharon O’Donnell
March 1st, 2014
The time for my oldest son to make a decision about where he will go to grad school is here. He was very blessed to get into almost all the schools to which he applied; he was accepted at NC State, Wake Forest, University of Virginia, and Boston College. The ...
From Billy to Bill by Sharon O’Donnell
November 16th, 2013
When my oldest son was born, we named him William Robert after my husband's father who passed away five years earlier at the young age of 58. After we found out via ultrasound that our son was a boy, my husband Kevin immediately said ...
GUEST POST BLOG: “You’re Not My Boss” — Cultivating Respect by Sue Sanders
July 21st, 2013
“You’re not my boss.” My daughter Lizzie is fourteen. Therefore, over the previous few years, I’ve heard this phrase more times than I can count. It’s as if she’s got it on autorepeat. My friends also hear this near constant refrain from their children, as well. Why is this expression ...
Forever Young by Sharon O’Donnell
May 6th, 2012
Tonight is prom night. 2012. My middle son's senior year. He and his girlfriend left for dinner at a nice restaurant after we took lots of photos of them. Of course, he looked handsome and she was beautiful, and I wondered how that could be my 'little boy' standing there ...
