By Rachel Heidenreich on Monday, August 04, 2008

God is good at answering prayers.  We are not always good at recognizing the answers.  God is merciful to me and it seems that at the times I need it most his hand is visible and the answers are real.

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By Rachel Heidenreich on Sunday, January 13, 2008

When people speak of their eagerness for a second child, they often mention that it'll be fun for child number one to have a brother or sister to play with. For the first two years of George's life, I mourned the fact that George barely took any notice of Samuel and that the two weren't able to "play" together the way two typically developing brothers should have. Read More »

By Rachel Heidenreich on Thursday, January 10, 2008

I caught Joshua smiling at something recently, and it took me by surprise because he had never smiled and cooed and kicked excitedly during a diaper change. Read More »

By Rachel Heidenreich on Tuesday, January 08, 2008

What do you say to someone who has been more than a friend? Read More »

By Rachel Heidenreich on Tuesday, June 12, 2007

I love to teach, and I feel that being a mother is the greatest and most important teaching experience I'll ever have. I want to teach my children to love life, people and this beautiful world. I want to teach them to sing and to dance and to be happy. There are so many things I want my children to know, but at the heart of it all, I want them to know God. Read More »

By Rachel Heidenreich on Monday, June 11, 2007

When Samuel was born I thought and thought about the kind of man I wanted him to become. It didn't take me long to realize and articulate that what meant the most to me was that my son learn to be kind, compassionate, caring and full of love. Read More »

By Rachel Heidenreich on Monday, May 07, 2007

I have always envied people who can draw. Somewhere along the line my development in this particular field of art was stunted, and I must admit I haven't truly progressed beyond drawing stick figures. Read More »