Last month was the 10th anniversary of my big move from California to Florida. My new life in Florida began on August 21, 2003. This made me think of who I was 10 years ago…and who I am now. ME 10 years ago: -Young (Boy, was I young! 23 years old. I had no clue… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Parenting
Who I’m Not
A little over two weeks ago, I became a mother of three. I feel like hyperventilating just by reading that sentence I just typed. Not only did I become a mother of three, but because our third came by way of adoption, I’m all of a sudden a mother of 5-, 3-, and 2-year-olds. Instead… Continue Reading
Life Altering
The following is a journal entry from five years ago, when Peanut was almost 3-months-old. Wow, what a life-altering season that was. It was a season of smashing one sandcastle after another. Yet, looking back, I wouldn’t trade any moment of it. The challenges at the beginning taught me so much, and they were necessary… Continue Reading
Inconvenient Opportunity
I can’t believe I’m finally writing a post about my younger child…LittleBit. I am so tired. Tired as in sleepy. This has NOT been a good week*. It has been another week of smashing my sandcastle. *Side note: I first began writing this post on March 6th. One area that I was always proud of… Continue Reading
Happy Birthday Peanut
My One and Only Peanut, Did five years really pass by already? What an adventure you and I have had. You let me know, from Day 1, that being your mother was going to be nothing like I had imagined for myself all these years. What’s more, you and I are like two very opposite… Continue Reading