It was a bitter moment for us. We weren't two mature parents. We were just two kids playing grown-up. We still needed Mommy and Daddy's permission, blessings, and money to survive.

Once you get a spice in your home, you have it forever. Women never throw out spices. The Egyptians were buried with their spices. I know which one I'm taking with me when I go.

Motherhood isn't just a series of contractions; it's a state of mind. From the moment we know life is inside us, we feel a responsibility to protect and defend that human being.

Somewhere it is written that parents who are critical of other people's children and publicly admit they can do better are asking for it.

God created man, but I could do better.

I've always felt there are two things a woman should never do after the age of thirty-five: stand in natural light and have a baby.

Family life got better and we got our car back - as soon as we put 'I love Mom' on the license plate.