As a 70s baby, I have fond memories of elementary school. I absolutely loved attending Handley School with its great teachers and classmates. I particularly remember the focus on reading. Our lessons included the standards and a chance to visit the school library. But, every year we also would get the colorful Scholastic Book Club […]

Well, you MADE IT! At this point, Mother’s Day 2018 is a memory and many of us are glad. While I enjoyed the day, it included an unexpected event. I decided to spend the day with my Mother in Saginaw just as I had mentioned in my previous post. I was up early Sunday morning […]

As Mother’s Day approaches, people are preparing to shower all Mothers with love. There will be cards, flowers, and gifts.  The pampering will in full bloom with breakfast in bed and manicures and pedicures galore. The restaurants will be overflowing with families gathering to treat Mom to her favorite delicacies. I count myself blessed as […]

As April showers subside, May flowers begin to appear. These are the signs of the time when we finally get to bid farewell to winter and say hello to spring. The dry grass begins to come back to life and spring-cleaning commences with window washing and closet cleanouts. Sounds like fun, right? I am constantly […]

This is National Infertility Awareness Week®! This advocacy project was established almost 30 years ago. This week is deliberately recognized a few weeks before Mother’s Day to bring attention to infertility and the people who are affected by it. In 2010, National Infertility Awareness Week® became a federally recognized health observance by the Department of […]

The sun will come out tomorrow So you got to hang on ‘til tomorrow Come what may Tomorrow, tomorrow I love ya, tomorrow You’re only a day away… Does this sound familiar? Martin Charnin penned these lyrics in 1977 for the musical Annie and many young ladies in stage productions everywhere have sung them. This […]

What you might not know about me is that I love, love, love makeup! I have a stash of products that includes over 50 lip glosses and lipsticks (don’t judge me). I find so much joy in these treats that all special requests made by husband, Rodney, are met with the same response, “That’ll cost […]

Welcome to Hope In Fertility and Happy Resurrection Sunday. It is so fitting to begin my blog on the day we celebrate the reason for our eternal hope, Jesus Christ! I am filled with great expectation for all of the wonderful things I’ll share here with you. I was raised in a Christian home in […]