Tag: adoptive parents
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What I’m Searching for On Prime Day as a Mom of 2 Five Year Old’s Entering Kindergarten
Prime Day rolls around each year around this time, but for some reason the stakes feel a little higher. Last month, we upgraded the kids bedrooms. They had been in toddler beds from 2.5-4.5 but at that point our son couldn’t stay put any longer so we threw twin mattresses on the ground and kept…
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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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So You Ate a Lot for Thanksgiving and Now You’re Heading Straight into Christmas Cookie Season…
Let’s be honest, you can ‘detox’ from Thanksgiving all you want, but the reality is that you are looking Christmas Cookies in the face just a few days later. As a food-focused society we cycle into the unimaginable — eat a lot, detox, eat a lot, detox, eat a lot : Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years we…
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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…
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Happy Launch Day!
Happy Release Day for my Adoption Field Guide eBook! Thank you for being on this journey with me!
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Finding Joy and Peace in Summer Parenting Challenges: A Prayerful Reflection
Transitions are hard, for anybody. As adults career changes, family changes, monumental schedule changes it’s all a challenge
Fueling Her Forward 