So here we are, 14 years after that first birthday together and we are finding new ways to enjoy this celebration of life while being in quarantine. […] But this year I found myself feeling a little down about this birthday season not looking like the previous ones. While birthday parties can be stressful it’s pure joy being able to be with the people who want to celebrate your life with you. But I decided that we would still make everything memorable…
Read MoreRemember we are all experiencing something we've never experienced, at the same time. No one knows how to be the best at anything in this time of COVID-19 and social distancing. We have no idea how to best structure the day for our children or what impact this will have on them or what impact this will have on us as adults. But what we can count on is that when we extend grace to ourselves and to those around us we will find a way to inhale, exhale press on into another day. You are doing the best you can with what you have and affirming your mind and spirit with words of grace and love is the greatest map to use in order to navigate your way going forward.
Read More“I was in full mother bear mode. Flying out the house, on thanksgiving day, in a wrinkled shirt I never got around to ironing, to tackle Walmart with people who were there because someone ran out of seasoning or other intricacies that sneak up on you the day of a holiday…”
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