by Sabrina McDonald | Feb 2, 2021 | Parenting
When my daughter was 6 years old, she looked like Shirley Temple—naturally highlighted ringlets all over her head, sweet dimples, and big brown eyes that shined with every smile. And she had the upbeat personality to match her face and hair. But she heard how...
by Sabrina McDonald | Sep 24, 2020 | Parenting, Widowhood and Grief
My children were just babies when my husband, David, was killed in a head-on collision. Ben had just turned two, and Katherine was only three months old. I was worried sick about how the lack of a father would affect them, mainly because of all the articles and...
by Sabrina McDonald | May 2, 2014 | Widowhood and Grief
I feel like all I’ve done is cry since the tornadoes tore through central Arkansas and took away many beloved lives. A friend and former co-worker Rob Tittle was one of those taken, along with two of his daughters, and now his wife Kerry has just been plummeted into...
by Sabrina McDonald | Sep 24, 2020 | Parenting
When my sister-in-law Jerra was a young mother, she wanted to teach her daughter, Natalie, to say, “yes, Ma’am” and “no Ma’am” when speaking to adults. But for some reason Jerra couldn’t get her to stop saying “yep” and “nope.” When it came down to disciplinary...
