There is a picture in my wedding album, dating back to the 1970s, of a beautiful, vivacious young woman with her sweet newborn baby. That was Geri Laing and her little daughter, Elizabeth. Even at that time, I knew that Geri was a woman to learn from and an example to follow. As time went by and I had my own children, I was fortunate enough to attend seminars and retreats and hear Geri’s precious nuggets of wisdom, particularly about raising children. So much of my own approach to mothering came from Geri’s teaching.