Today’s post is a continuation of yesterday’s story, This is Foster Care. Part One. January 14, 2018 “Therefore, put on every piece of God’s armor so you will be…
What impact has motherhood had on my life? I wish I could say something so profound that everyone reading would pause and say, wow, now SHE really understands what…
It starts with walking across the street. “Can I go play at Lyla’s house?” she asked. Just two weeks ago, my 5-year-old daughter walked across the street, hand…
“This will define you.” I resented these words from a friend when my youngest son, Rakan, was diagnosed with a very rare pediatric cancer at age five. I didn’t…
While doing Mother’s Day writing with my first graders, the typical answers came out: What does your mom like to do? “Go grocery shopping.” “Take care of me and…
Motherhood is the fire and flood of my career. I had a degree in interior architecture, and was working at my dream job when I got pregnant. After having…
I am the proud mom to four children. My oldest two children are on the autism spectrum, and my youngest two are considered “neurotypical.” When I first became pregnant,…
Motherhood was a complete surprise and changed everything. My first pregnancy was a surprise. My second pregnancy was twins, which was a surprise. My third pregnancy was when…