Reflections: Family 26 Articles

by Judi Jefferies

THE TEN O CLOCK APPOINTMENT Finding a parking place was always a problem in the heart of the city. Checking his watch, David knew he had to hurry or he'd be late for perhaps the most important appointment of his life....read more

by Lynn Field

I was a Daddy's girl. I thought my Daddy was the biggest, strongest, most handsome man in the whole world. The fact that he could become cold and unfeeling was something I never noticed until I was a teenager. Sure he didn...read more

by Michael Avila

It's said we can't choose our family, only our friends. But what if we did have this option? What if, before we even set one bare naked toenail in this god-forsaken world, a family of our own choosing was here wai...read more

by Christi Cossey

I looked around the waiting room periodically, maybe by the influence of nerves, or maybe just to have a look at all the family members. The doctors had told us that Granny was fading and not much more could be done. Since...read more

by june russell

How Did My Son Get So Darned Thoughtful? I sighed as the heat inside the car enveloped us. I looked at my son in the right front passenger seat. We had just begun our day of shopping, and the heat was already beating...read more

by Robin Wilder

Family...Sometimes family is not a good thing. Sometimes they may be the worse thing ever. It may not be their fault. It may be that your parents came from a messed up family and just carried on tradition. What ever the ca...read more

by RNorrisFaulkner

Excuse me. Think about this. A family has a daddy and a momma, which is more than a father and a mother if we probe a little deeper. They are married of course. They say their vows before God, meaning to keep every word ut...read more

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by Petitsoi

Daddy is driving fast again and Mom is calling his name over and over as If that will surely cause his foot to magically lift from the gas pedal. Daddy and Smokey Robinson singing a duet. I loved to hear Daddy sing. B...read more

by Tardie

My favourite time of day My Miss 6 and I have a routine at night. After dinner she goes and does silent reading in her room. At around 7.30 - 8.00 she comes out and says goodnight to her dad and big sister and gentl...read more

by Dani Johnson

The Cattle Drive Right smack in the center of Utah there is a tiny town named Redmond. There are no stop lights, no stores, and the post office is the one and only official building. It is in this town where my brothe...read more

by Christine Pettaway

My family is the nectar of my life. It fuels me for everything that lies ahead in the abyss future. My family is made of strong limbs, flexible, and full of youth. Each branch giving to my tree of life and existence. Each ...read more

by Dawn Hawkins

We were given the gift of family yet we take family more for granted than we do any other people on our lives. It's so easy to take them for granted. They are there for us no matter what. Here is what family has meant to m...read more

by misskitkat12

Growing up, my Dad was not my hero. He wasn't my friend and he most certainly wasn't the typical "father figure". I was lucky in the sense that he was around physically (as in, I could see him and I knew who he was), but e...read more

by Hannah Rice Myers

A strong family unit is essential for our children in today's society. It is the foundation for them as they learn right from wrong and it is the basis from which their decisions will be made. Yet as we progress through th...read more

by Mardie Carr

The 'Old Mans' Reflections He walked as though he were on foam rubber instead of smooth, sealed, hard concrete. Head held high, he swaggered slight, enough to show people he was sure of himself and his position. Each m...read more

by Kristen Gormley

On my keyring, I only have two keychains. A Coach butterfly charm, a birthday gift from a friend, and an Energizer flashlight covered in tan pleather. When you squeeze it, it lights up. I use it a lot, and I am very cautio...read more

by Katherine White

My family I'd always believed was just like everyone else's family a father, mother, two kids and a dog. The average American family or so I thought. I must have been six when I realized that not all families were a like. ...read more

by Donald Ruvkun

Many times I will sit in my favorite chair and I will stare at the pictures on the walls, seeing how my children have grown from little people and now two of them are teenagers and my little one are just learning machines,...read more

by Cynthia Kampouris

My mother-in-law, a wise Greek woman who passed away just a few years ago, had a huge impact on my life. She led by example and taught our family love of GOD, love of family and love of community. She was a churchgoing w...read more

by Joyce Haworth

Maybe this will be the year that the garden will look the way I want it to - but it probably won't be. I have gardened long enough to know my cycles - high enthusiasm in winter, when the seed catalogs arrive; impatience f...read more