I first met Jake Kaminiski a few months ago at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, California. At the time, he was not assured of a trip to the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London. As an Archer, he had yet to qualify for his spot. Jake first picked up a bow and arrow when he was six years… View Post
The Small Girl Is Growing Up: A Room Make-Over
My small girl didn’t ask for gifts for her 8th birthday. But she did have a very specific request. She wanted all pink removed from her room. Now, this is a tall request since pink was a dominant color in the space. But she has long been leaning away from the color pink – in clothing, in backpacks, in stuffed… View Post
A Lesson In Giving: 8 Thousand Miles From Home
I tucked my small people in to bed tonight….and as I did, we said a special prayer for a little boy named Nathinael who will wake tomorrow morning, nearly eight thousand miles away from us to find he is loved more than he knew. Like my small girl, Delaney, Nathinael is 8 years old and loves soccer. Unlike Delaney, Nathinael… View Post
A Tradition of Always….
Always. The older I get, the less it seems I am able to count on ‘always’. Priorities shift with the winds of time, friends aren’t always available, that job isn’t the one I’ll always have , I don’t know where I will always live and people won’t always do as they promise. ‘Always’ has been replaced by her sister ‘frequently’,… View Post
I First Held Her 8 Years Ago
Tonight, during bedtime prayers, my husband told my small people that I was the bravest person they might ever know. At 6 and 8, they blindly believe him. Eyes wide, heads nodding. They know the outline of my story, but not the details. Eight years ago at this very moment, I was in a hospital room, waking from anesthesia, having… View Post
I Believe: Parents Must Encourage Individuality
The older my sweet girl gets, the more I’m recognizing her need for independence, her need to be lauded for her her humor, her individuality. I can’t put her in a box and assume her personality traits of last year, last month or even last week still hold true. She is changing. She is evolving. She knocks me over in… View Post
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