What Ten Years of Marriage Has Taught Me

The perception we provide is both reality and a false sense of security. The tiny moments that we choose to share with the world encompass our truth, just not always in its entirety.  This weekend, feeling the most joy I had all week, I soaked in a simple moment shared both with old and newContinue reading “What Ten Years of Marriage Has Taught Me”

2 Children. 2 Services

As an educator, past department of health and human services intern, and residential treatment counselor, I have participated in a sizable amount of individual education program (IEP) team meetings. I am fairly fluent in teacher acronyms, and as a graduate of an educational leadership program, I’ve engaged in vigorous conversations surrounding the importance of supportingContinue reading “2 Children. 2 Services”

What Would You Accomplish If You Began To See Yourself As Brave?

For a large part of the last ten months, I’ve spent time, not wallowing, but rather reflecting on the choice I made to become a stay-at-home mother. While never regretful of spending time with our children, or underestimating the financial privilege our family has to have this life change be an option, I have timeContinue reading “What Would You Accomplish If You Began To See Yourself As Brave?”

Revelations Rather Than Resolutions

Authenticity, while seemingly simple, is in fact a courageous and virtuous act. Authenticity, a noun to describe it’s adjective counter part, is well- something many of us are not great at.  While I am sure that many of us, myself included, subscribe to the logic that we encompass the environment and individuals in which weContinue reading “Revelations Rather Than Resolutions”