by Ingrid Lochamire | Sep 28, 2014 | Family
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The issue of violence in the home deserves more than 31 days of concentrated attention. It’s a sad fact that domestic violence affects one in four women in the United States every day. The recent headlines citing...
by Ingrid Lochamire | Jun 27, 2014 | Faith, Family
My oldest son turned 30 today. Yeah, I’m that old (and then some). Reflecting back on this amazing young man’s life, and looking forward to what the future holds for him and his lovely bride of 9 years, I got to thinking about the other three — the...
by Ingrid Lochamire | May 21, 2014 | Faith, Family
What was I thinking? Nine tomato plants — count ’em, NINE — for two adult people. How did they wind up in the trunk of my car? Yes, there is that 19-year-old who’s home for the summer, but he stays away from tomatoes unless they’re in a...
by Ingrid Lochamire | May 7, 2014 | Faith, Family
My birth mother would have turned 80 next week. Before she died 3 1/2 years ago, I was finally able to forgive her for letting go of her three young daughters so that she could go in search of herself. I’ve shared my story of forgiveness today at Brenda...
by Ingrid Lochamire | Jan 23, 2014 | Wisdom
(First published in January, 2014. Was he listening? I think so.) When the 19-year-old Pop Star (better known as Justin Bieber) gets stopped for speeding and driving while intoxicated, I can’t help but react in the Mom Mode. I’m qualified to do that. As...
