While my granddad was visiting us here in Pennsylvania, we tried to find a variety of places he would enjoy visiting and that we hadn’t experienced yet either. One of the places that we chose was the Lehigh Valley Zoo. I think this might be the first place we’ve gone that I wouldn’t recommend people…
The past couple months I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about the world we’re raising our children up in right now. The chaos, the turmoil, the government overreach. Sometimes I let my mind entertain fear but instead flip it on its head and choose faith. I lean into the appreciation that my eyes were…
My heart overflowed with joy tonight. The sounds of their shrieks and giggles of pure joy could have lit up the whole city tonight when we surprised them with a trip to the park. The parks reopened here this week and we made sure to go tonight. The kids needed the normalcy and reminder that…
Today is World Day Against Trafficking. Since I learned the depth of this heartbreaking reality months ago and that the US is the capital of human trafficking, it’s weighed heavily on my heart. Part of it is being a compassionate human, the other part is being a parent not being able to fathom a child…
Dear B, It feels like it was just weeks ago that I came out of the bathroom and told your daddy that another babe would be coming and he stood there elated with tear filled eyes. Now tomorrow we will rise before the sun, load into the car while your big sister sleeps, and drive…
It starts with us. Process by process, explanation by explanation, choice by choice. We’re planting the seeds for the generations to come. If we want to make a shift to what we deem acceptable in our life – it starts here with us. When we take our kids alongside us, making them a part of…