New beginnings come in different ways. Two types are known to happen during the month of June. After years of hard work learning, studying, making friends and trying to find our way, we graduate from school with expectations for a career that will fulfill our lives and finance our future. After meeting someone new and taking a leap of faith, we ease into a romantic relationship going on dates, having late night talks and sharing dreams for a home and family of our own. Taking

When I look into my daughter's eyes I feel so many mixed emotions. Sadness because time passed so quickly, pride because she is a fine young woman, worry because who knows what tomorrow will bring? And, yes deep love for this life my husband and I created. Katie is the oldest of my three children and my only daughter. I love my two boys but there will always be something special between my daughter and I. When I reflect on each of my pregnancies I remember different stages of

Valentine's Day is here and love is in the air. It's time to re-connect with your significant other. A chance to spend cuddle time, dine out, feed each other chocolate, maybe drink some wine, perhaps indulge in a romanic getaway. Or maybe you prefer to skip the standard ways to celebrate and decide to take a leap into the unknown. Either way it's time to celebrate and appreciate love and all things that bring you closer together. As a wife and romance writer I find myself try

Romance could be described "as an affair of the heart. The joining together of two hearts or people that find a common bond and desperate need to be together or as one." It is all of the above and so much more than that. There are moments between two people that bring them together. Moments considered as "romantic" , taking place over a period of time. The courting stage, known as dating in our modern times. This courting or dating stage can take place during various moments