Raising a Large Family with Love
Today is the birthday of my husband and tomorrow is my birthday. Last year, to celebrate these two birthdays, one of my children wrote the poem I’ve shared below. I put it up on Instagram and on Facebook, but now I also want to share it with all of you on my blog. https://www.instagram.com/p/Ba6OOqHlKPZ/?utm_source=ig_embed You... Continue Reading →
I’m leaving you with a post that my children helped to write about the 10 most-watch movies in our home. On the weekends, after eating lunch while Mom and Dad are eating lunch, the kids often like to put on a movie. Many of them are watched over and over again. With the kids we... Continue Reading →
Today in Spain we celebrate Fathers’ Day, it coincides with the feast of Saint Joseph. I leave you here with a poem that one of my sons wrote for the first anniversary of the death of my husband, on March 6th. It has 56 stanzas: one for every year of life that he lived. ... Continue Reading →
A few days ago, my daughter Rosita surprised us with a picture of her blonde braid, which she had cut off. After she told me why she had done it, I asked her if I could post the picture and share the story behind it. Initially, she was skeptical, but after I insisted a bit,... Continue Reading →
My husband’s brother, Miguel, has just published a book about Chema. Incredible! I have no words. Instead, I’ll leave you with a post that he wrote to introduce his book: Everything that happened surrounding the death of my brother Chema was very fast: nobody imagined such an outcome and much less in such a short... Continue Reading →
There are people who criticize (often with good intentions) the amount of assignment we give our children at home--they think that the children won't have a happy childhood because they only work and don't have time to play, and that I'm being irresponsible... Perico, my oldest child, has taken the initiative to write this post... Continue Reading →
Rosa, What's Your Secret? 