April 2012

If You Died Today, What Would You Miss Most?

Last night I asked my children a tough question. If they died, what would they miss most about their life? A child dies every 20 seconds from a vaccine preventable disease somewhere in the world. This week is World Immunization Week and the world is acting in a big way to change this number. There [...]

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Loving the Whole Earth

A few years ago my husband, our kids and I created a series of family statements. The children drew pictures and we pasted the nine statements together to form a large poster that is framed and hung in a busy area of our home. “Winegars love the whole earth” It’s one of my favorites. It [...]

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Walking the Path of Pregnancy & Birth Together

Audrey’s greatest fear is to be pregnant or see her friends and loved ones pregnant. From the Million Moms Challenge today … . Welcome to to When You Wake Up A Mother. We’d love to see you again. Please subscribe via email or RSS. Or follow on Twitter or Facebook. What will you do today to wake up the world? We [...]

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Between Two Worlds

I have lived in America for twelve years. My Beloved is American. My children bleed stars and stripes. I love this country. She has been very, very good to me and to my family. But I am a foreigner. The majority of the time, I forget this. And then I hear an accent, a song. [...]

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