Ruth Knutson is the wife to Dr. Ron Knutson, an anesthesiologist in Bismarck, ND. Together they have five children. No one would suspect such a poised and joyful person to have had a childhood full of extreme abuse and neglect. But Ruth points out, “It’s what we do with the rest of it that is our story.”
If you have not yet heard of the infamous, previously unknown, Amy Glass, take a deep breath and brace yourself. Her recent blog post “I Look Down On Young Women With Husbands And Kids And I’m Not Sorry,” proved that a little venom can go a long way. It appeared on the Brooklyn-based…
“Hey Patti, I’m getting serious about praying for my family. I’m going to do a 40-day fast and daily rosary, do you want to join me?” My friend Shellie Rusch asked me this recently. She has six kids and we have a spiritual sisterhood in many ways. As a wife and mother of ten, I…
Every Mother’s worst nightmare: “I could not just watch my children plunge to their deaths so I threw my body in front of the vehicle.” “Come on, Mom, let’s go,” my kids begged. It was a typical plea from kids painfully waiting for adults to finish up so they could get on with their own…
A mother looks into the face of death after being stabbed by a blue marlin and experiences God for the first time. While deep sea fishing in Panama waters there was a tug on Denise LeBlanc’s line. She had joined a group of friends for a weeklong fishing excursion in Central America. Each…
Madonna (Richter) Silvernagel had suffered a parent’s worse fear, not once, but twice—the death of two beloved baby daughters. She could not have known that she herself would die young, but her legacy lives on in a powerful way. Her daughters, now married with families of their own, give thanks that their mother did…
Qualifications: Candidates must posses the desire to love unconditionally. Little or no training is required but willingness to learn on the job is a must. The initiation period is little or nonexistent, depending on the support staff you have in your extended family. You must have the ability to be aware…
Warning: Motherhood lends itself to pessimism. Once the euphoria of holding your precious newborn bundle evaporates, you will find infinite reasons to fret and complain. “She never sleeps. It seems like she wants to eat every hour,” can give way to: “Her room is always such a mess,” and “How many times does she…