Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas Another joyous year, Of Sparkling Christmas cookies Giving warm and fuzzy cheer! Different shapes & colors With such thoughtful decoration, Bring joy to heart and soul Full of a daughter's love and imagination . . . So eat up, everybody! Fill your tummies sweet, As we unwrap our tidings past And ready for another New Year to greet! Photo of Raquel & Valerie's Cookies by Mom :)

Behind the voice of motherhood A million strong of precious good The most amazing group to walk this earth Endowing life, the gift of birth. Blessed are they, to carry such power A fierceness that only a mom can endower From newborns to toddlers, teens and beyond Their wings stretch with them, an iridescent bond. No matter how tough the road is to travel They power through with their children as their lives unravel The bumps and the potholes and the trials of life They twist

God, I love my kids. They are my life! But now they have reached their twenties and it's time for me to let go. Completely. This is so very hard, especially after being a single parent for so long. Everything I have done has been for them. I have forgotten what it's like to live for me. Well, now I need to stop. I have to stop worrying about the choices they make, the decisions they make. I have to stop worrying about feeding them, picking up after them, worrying about them w