My 7 year old son has always been, let’s say, creative. And smart. But this has played out over his lifetime as determined and sneaky. Like many kids today, he loves video games. I have tried over the years to place limits on his usage, but he manages to find a way around my rules…
For those who know me, you know I am not an alarmist. But this latest shooting has me shaken, even though it happened 3000 miles from where I live. My friend’s good friend’s daughter attends the school in Oregon where it happened. And this …map is even more alarming. What is happening in our world?…
I would like to give a heartfelt thanks to all the amazing, talented, dedicated, caring, creative, energetic teachers out there. I went with my 6 year old on a field trip to a museum yesterday and witnessed two incredible instances of teachers going above and beyond. First, my son’s teacher got a new student in…
Today is Sydney’s angel day. 13 years ago around 6 o’clock in the morning I had to hand my newborn daughter’s lifeless body over to the funeral home worker to put her in a bag and drive away with her. It was the single most awful and gut-wrenching thing I have ever been forced to…
Here’s an awesome conversation I had with my 8 year old yesterday. Faith: Most people like me, but there are some people who don’t like me. Me: Well….(trying to think of a way to soften the blow of her statement. For her or for me???) Faith: (Totally serious and humble) That’s ok though. It doesn’t…
I just found out about this book called Hardwiring Happiness by Dr. Rick Hanson. In his book, grounded in neuroscience, he explains how we can rewire our brains to strengthen the parts of our brain that feel happiness and positivity just the same way we can strengthen our muscles with exercise. He suggests taking about…
After celebrating Sydney’s birthday yesterday, my 8 year old deep-thinker and I were talking about Sydney today. She said her prayers in church and asked God to wish her sister a happy birthday in Heaven. Then she asked me if it was scary to me when something is so close and so far. I asked…
Today was our dear Sydney’s birthday. She would have been 13 years old today. It is hard to imagine so much time has passed without her when I remember her birth as if it was yesterday.Today, our loving and supportive family gathered as they have done every March 8 for the past 13 years to…
Today I am volunteering at my 8-year-old’s book fair at school. The book fair is held on this week every year to honor Dr. Suess’ birthday. What a gift Dr. Suess was to all of us. He gave us so many wonderful, enjoyable books. He is one of my favorite children’s authors. Last night, my…
While driving in the car with me recently, my 8 year-old daughter told me casually what makes a good friend. These were her words: “All it takes to be a good friend is kindness, generosity, and sweetness from the heart.” This same child made up a club with her friends, and here are the rules…
