I’m delighted to welcome my dear friend Erica (a.k.a. Nutmegger)to Holland, today!  She took me up on my plea for blog posts instead of casseroles.  Thank you, Erica!  I met Erica way back when we were both learning how to be wives and mothers.  She was (and continues to be) a wonderful example to me of a woman who never stops learning.  A talented violinist, Erica left behind a academic and performing career to focus on a role that doesn’t necessarily earn her the kind of applause she once received.  She is now a mother of five beautiful children.  

One of my many memories of Erica is of driving up at her house in a panic, handing her my two toddlers and trying to explain with a shaking voice that baby Superkid was in heart failure and I had to get to the hospital with her NOW.  Erica hugged me, told me to drive as fast as I could, and said not to worry about Endeavor and Justone–she’d take care of them.  I believe that run to the hospital turned into an ambulance ride to an out-of-state hospital, and I didn’t see Endeavor and Justone for a week.  They were mothered in my absence by Erica and other dear, sweet friends until I could bring Superkid home from the hospital.  Thank you, Erica, for being that kind of friend!

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