My early childhood was spent in Newark, New Jersey, but my family moved to Denver when I was 12.

Why did I not know that birth is the pinnacle where women discover the courage to become mothers?

One of my great secrets was knowing I had the power to make her smile.

I would have stayed forever within the garden of Re-mose's childhood, but time is a mother's enemy.

It was one of those perfect fall days when the air is cool enough to wake you up but the sun is also kissing your face.

I lived through a classic publishing story. My editor was fired a month before the book came out. The editor who took it over already had a full plate. It was never advertised. We didn't get reviewed in any major outlets.

The more a daughter knows the details of her mother's life [...] the stronger the daughter.