by Beth Shepherd
( May 9th, 2013 )
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Real isn’t how you are made,’ said the Skin Horse. ‘It’s a thing that happens to you. When a child loves you for a long, long time, not just to play with, but REALLY loves you, then you …
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by Beth Shepherd
( May 13th, 2012 )
The first time I saw her and she saw me
This Mother’s Day, I am a mother. As I write this sentence I have to pause, because it is …
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by Beth Shepherd
( May 6th, 2011 )
Mother’s Day, these past few years, has been bittersweet for me. I’ll celebrate the day by honoring my mother, Big Papa’s mother, my sister and close friends who are moms, yet mourn that I am not amongst them. This …
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