My daughter just came home from her dad’s house and dumped three other award certificates onto my lap, so I’m sitting here overwhelmed with emotion. She graduated elementary school just over a week ago with top grades, recognition for perfect attendance, and a gold level Biliteracy Award….and now this. The Kindness Queen Award, The Spring […]
Girl, Growing: Observations from the Heart of a Girl Mom Read Post »
I always thought it was a normal part of parenting to realize full on what all of our kids’ strengths and weaknesses are. That along with the good, would come some bad. That depending on the day, it could be all good….or seven circles of hell bad. I mean, I see all of us parents
Your Kid’s Not Perfect. Neither Is Mine. Read Post »
Let me preface this post by saying that I’m writing it almost more as a reminder to myself than as just another entry in my blog…..because parenting is hard. Really hard. Parenting consciously, even more so. Parenting alone, hardest of all. And I’m trying to do all of the above while staying sane, as I’m
Stop. Breathe. Listen.: Advice From a Mama of Bigs Read Post »
Back in my early days of parenting, I started writing in an on-line journal called Confessions of a Model Mom. This was before blogging became what it has…and I used it as a way to blow off steam and just express myself. I honestly don’t think anyone ever read it, but that didn’t matter. I
The Halves of Motherhood: Real Life Stories of Mom-Life Read Post »
It’s impossible to turn on the TV or look at your phone and see a world you feel good about leaving behind for your children. Society seems to be going through a devolution, and it breaks my heart that this is the world my kids get to see as “normal”…when it is far from it.
A Letter To My Children… Read Post »
