424 ViewsHere we go again. New school year. New school. New teachers. New people to meet. For most parents, this is a time of excitement and optimism for a great year ahead… and likely a lot of relief that the “I’m so booooorrrred” days are over and schedules are back in place. But for many parents, this is the worst …
Hopeless Kindergartener Transforms to Extraordinary Graduate: Expectations Matter
1,423 ViewsI’m an ordinary girl living an extraordinary journey. Some people call it luck. Others say I’m very blessed. I believe both of those things to be true. But they aren’t the main ingredients in my secret sauce of climbing out of the hopeless pit and into a hope fueled journey. Let’s explore, shall we? First, let’s talk ordinary. I …
If life is handing you crap, what did you expect?
286 ViewsI have always had a healthy (arguably unhealthy) amount of optimism. I tend to be deliriously optimistic most days. It is not always a good thing – just ask the folks that I have kept waiting because I was so optimistic that traffic would be light. But in terms of life goals and moving forward despite the BS that …
One Mom’s peaceful vacation picture is another Mom’s worst nightmare…
344 ViewsHope. Merriam-Webster.com defines hope as “expectation of fulfillment or success.” Expectation… Success… you can see why I have this “thing” with hope, right? Interestingly, hope always seems to be portrayed/associated with light and light filled things and peaceful stuff… but I also envision hope as strength and muscles and such. After all, in my world, hope has to carry …
The Birthday invite we will never forget.
510 ViewsThe 16th birthday. The Holy Grail for teens – am I right or am I right? For teens across the country, the 16th birthday means cool vibes and all the feels as they get to finally (in their minds anyway) have independence, freedom, etc etc etc because…. drum roll… they get to earn the highly coveted driver’s license (cymbal …