Category: adoption
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To the Women In My Corner and Giving Yourself Grace Amidst it All
Two years in as an adoptive mom. My daughter is simply brilliant, sometimes I have to step back in the more challenging moments and take account of all she’s been through and how much she’s overcome. In two years our family has been through the highest of highs and the lowest of lows of integrating…
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Balancing Structure and Flexibility in Parenting
We all need routines, we all need some structure – not without flexibility – but structure that fosters responsibility, accountability, and discipline. It’s one thing we want to make sure our kids have a healthy balance of, being adaptable and disciplined to move through life responsibly with good attitudes. We are now two weeks into…
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Breaking the Cycle of Food Anxiety in Children
“Mommy, you packed me bad foods.” “What?” I responded. “You packed me pretzels and they are crunchy munchees and my teacher said those are bad for me to eat” “That is not true, mommy packs you a lot of different foods that work together to make you strong and healthy”. We were getting in the…
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Successfully Juggling Remote Work with Kids
I’m thankful my job is flexible, but even I have limits. Here’s how we navigated a week of no camps while I worked from home. To say it isn’t daunting wouldn’t be accurate – however if you are good at creating structure and routine then anyone can implement these strategies to get through those weeks…
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Memorable Family Moments: Our Destin Adventure
Making big family shifts when faced with adversity We looked at each other last fall and just knew. Neither of us had anything left. The summer had left us battered and bruised, for the first time in our marriage our energy was unbalanced. We thought the plan was going to be helpful: keep Z home,…
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The Hope for Year 2, After the Fury of Year 1
Hopeful, cautiously optimistic, anxious and every emotion in between. I clenched my jaw as the season turned. I remember it. I remember it well. The scars etched in my brain possibly forever, at least for awhile. Year one was nothing I have ever experienced and nothing I want to go back to. In October of…
Fueling Her Forward 