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”
Category Archives: Raising children
Difficult Times: A Look Into One of My Hardest Moments as a Mother
Aurora, only eighteen months, is in what my sister-in-law refers to as the dumping stage. She has, for the fourth time in the last hour, emptied a drawer in our kitchen. As utensils, hot pads and one random cup are spread across our kitchen floor, I release a deep breath. Baerett, her three year oldContinue reading “Difficult Times: A Look Into One of My Hardest Moments as a Mother”
Maybe It’s Me
I stood there numb, confused and incredibly drained as I watched our white van pull out of our garage. Ironically, as the wheels began spinning in the opposite direction of where I stood, guilt encompassed every inch of my soul. Overcome by emotions, emotions that have been spilling all over my family for the betterContinue reading “Maybe It’s Me”
It Was Always Four: My Journey in Becoming a Stay-At-Home-Mom
It was always four. After my husband and I met, as I imagine many couples do, we started dreaming of our future together. We had difficult discussions about where we’d live, how to decrease our debts, where we wanted to travel, when to get married, and of course- if and how many children we’d have.Continue reading “It Was Always Four: My Journey in Becoming a Stay-At-Home-Mom”
Creating Joy With Your Children
Exhaustion is overwhelming the emotion most commonly used to describe how I feel about being a mother. It’s likely also one of the most universally accepted, and probably anticipated characteristics about becoming a caretaker. You see, even if folks don’t talk about much, or you don’t become an over obsessed reading everything in sight, soon-to-beContinue reading “Creating Joy With Your Children”
What Will Our Children Catch Today?
One of the greatest, yet most terrifying realizations that I’ve had so far on my parenting journey, is that, as a mother, I am by far one of the greatest influencers in our children’s lives. As a mom, I have the incredible opportunity to mold an actual human. I mean really- because I have fourContinue reading “What Will Our Children Catch Today?”
Three Princes and a Sweet Pea 