Tag: parenting
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Why I’m Reading the Bible in a Year (Again)
There’s something about the turn of a new year that feels sacred to me. The calendar flips, the pace shifts just enough to take a deep breath, and I find myself asking the same quiet question every January: What do I want to shape my heart and mind this year? For me, the answer keeps coming…
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2.5 Years as Adoptive Parents — Our Biggest Takeaways
It’s hard to believe she’s been with us almost as long as she was in her first home, there is something that feels so monumental of crossing that threshold between longer there than with us and moving into the future. I’ve heard from so many adoptive families that have come before us that every season…
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Creating Connections: Consistency + Low Barriers to Entry
Not everyone can afford to go to a nice restaurant and pay a babysitter several times a month in order to create consistency — why has that seemingly become the norm? We live in an incredibly diverse community. Young families, more established families, empty nesters and a vast array of different cultures and upbringings we…
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Creating Connections: Fall S’mores and Stories for Families
This year we are fully diving into the season. Last year was hard and distanced for so many reasons I’ve already talked about here. When we re-did some of our goals during this year, working through so much, one of the things we keep coming back to is having our doors open. So fall hit…
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Figuring Out Extra Curricular Activities with Kids who are Very Differently Motivated
Every parent knows the juggle of extracurriculars can feel like a second job. Add in kids who are wired differently — one highly motivated and eager to try everything, another more hesitant or resistant — and the challenge doubles. The good news is that there are ways to navigate activities with both fairness and flexibility, without losing your sanity. My…
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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…
Fueling Her Forward 