Kaye Park Hinckley's Blog

By Kaye Park Hinckley, May 2014 Happy Mother’s Day! And congratulations to those of you who are mothers, and to the mothers you had. If you are a mother, you know that Love–as in “Mama’s Love”–is not a noun with a possessive adjective preceding it. It’s an action, one that lasts a lifetime. I know […]

One year ago today, our precious Mom, wife, sister, cousin and friend left this world for heaven.  I still have trouble believing that she is gone.  The day she left, time seemed to stop.  Everything feels different now –quieter and not quite whole.  Grief has its own rhythm and I think I can speak for […]

March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, a time to raise awareness about the 2nd deadliest cancer in the United States. My precious mom, Kaye Hinckley, passed away from metastatic colon cancer just 10 months ago, so I feel that it is very important to emphasize the importance of early screenings, particularly since this disease […]

Today, our precious Mom would have turned 80 years old, though I don’t think she ever truly aged—and I’m pretty sure she wouldn’t have been thrilled with me sharing her age here! She had a presence that people were drawn to—her smile and laugh could light up a room.  She genuinely just knew how to […]

Today, August 6th, marks our parent’s 58th wedding anniversary. Though our precious Mom is no longer with us on earth, the legacy of their love remains. It lives on in our Dad’s heart and his many wonderful memories, in the lives of our siblings, and in our own marriages. Their commitment to each other and […]

It is with heavy hearts that we share the news of our mother’s passing. She left us peacefully on the morning of May 4th surrounded by love. Our Mom poured her heart and soul into this blog and into her many beautiful books. Your support and engagement meant the world to her and she cherished […]

NOW IS THE TIME I’ve known a few people in life who’ve given up hope. Desperate people who blame themselves, or worse blame others for the demolished state they’re in. They don’t believe they can be fixed. Not true. God can fix anything or anyone. What is required for that kind of fixing? Surrender is […]

We all like to think of ourselves as whole and complete people. We like to think of ourselves as good, as doing ‘right’ things. But are we doing those things? Most of us fall far from it.  No matter how much we’d like to be good and whole, we live in a world that often […]

My husband. Myself. Our five children. In–not a ship–but a blue and white van. High Tide Coming. A beach on the coast of  Saint Augustine, Florida. STUCK IN THE SAND!! Tide comes in. We can’t move. Funny at first. One of the children teases, “How high’s the water, Mama?” Except, it becomes serious. We try everything. […]