You are turning 5 and I can’t help but think that you are 1 in a million, actually 132 million to be exact. There are an estimated 132 million orphans in the world and you were one. A grain of sand in a mountain, a drop of water in a bucket, a blade of grass in the back yard. And… Read More
My kid stares and whispers at other children that look different….Yes, my child who looks different will stare and whisper to me about a child that also looks different. This to me is proof that you as the parent hold the power and responsibility to teach your child value and acceptance for others. When my child points out or stares… Read More
Are these your “real” kids? What if you heard of a little boy? He’s a “real” little boy. He’s made of skin and bones, and soft spots mixed with knees and elbows. Soft brown hair and if you coax a smile you will see white milk teeth and a dimple. He’s sitting on the shelf with alligator tears and blankey… Read More
He’s four years old and he just had his first Mother’s Day. I think I’m like most mothers. I’ve often worried that I’m not enough, don’t measure up and daily fall short. Many a day, I’ve carried guilt packed with inadequacy, torn between work and home, career and family. I’ve bought the lie that I have fallen short in the… Read More
Children will expose every single crack and crevice in your parenting and marriage… I am rather adept at finding humor in my parenting skills. I have to be, because I trip, stumble and fall a whole heck of a lot when it comes to my kids. In my world, motherhood is gritty, dirty and downright hilarious, if I didn’t laugh… Read More