The first thing I was DYING to get past was diapers. (Potty Training? I even had a built-in coach!) I thought my world would change when my small people were out of diapers. And then it was bottles and sippy cups. I was 100% sure that everything would be different if I simply didn’t find sippy cups of milk in… View Post
The Best of Friends
It is hard to describe how I feel when I see a moment like this. Coop has yet to learn how to tie his shoes, and it is his big sister who wants to teach him. Though they frequently squabble, as most small people do, my sweet girl is far more likely to say, “Come here, Coopy, I’ll show you… View Post
Hiding Away – An Escape to Cedar Creek
Getting away from it all has been a top priority for me lately. Sometimes it is as simple as shutting my computer completely, turning off my phone and tuning in entirely to my family, but sometimes even that isn’t enough. As much as I love the concentrated time, as much as my small people are thrilled at the prospect of… View Post
Value Your Right To Vote
I have been an American citizen for 144 hours now. Six days. The very first thing I did after taking my Oath (aside from cry) was register to vote. If you have followed along with my process at all, you know this has been a bit emotional for me – and I am certain that this right, this responsibility –… View Post
The Road To U.S. Citizenship: An American Perspective
The Taxi Driver from Yemen. A Teacher from Congo. A Marketing Consultant from Ecuador. The Radiology Technologist from Vietnam. There were 51 new American Citizens representing 25 countries and 5 continents including these 4 along with the Speaker/Author from Canada. That last one is my wife. Yemen is the poorest county in the Arab World. 5.4 Million have been killed… View Post
I Believe: Listening To Your Children Matters
St. Louis Cardinal Baseball is much like religion in my husband’s family. Before he was allowed to enter Busch Stadium when he was three years old, he was told he needed to recite the inscription on Stan Musial’s statue. He did it. My small people have done it too. You are looking at the mantle…or shrine… in our family room…. View Post
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