Candy stores, one of my favorite things. Simply inviting, sweet, and a delectable experience. Perhaps you too have stepped across the threshold and entered the world of tempting sights and scents? Have you been greeted by the aroma of delicious chocolate as you glimpse splashes of bright rainbow colors in glass jars? Memories of childhood […]
Single Parenting: When Do The Tables Turn?
Five encouraging words: “You can do it, Mom!” Yesterday, I furiously peddled the bike to get to the top of the hill, engulfed in humid woods with my pink bandanna wrapped around my neck. Heaven forbid a mosquito would land on me. A terrain very different from my real home. I am a transplant to […]
Single Parenting: Stop, Pause, and Look
Every day there is a free gift available to all of us. Upon awakening in the early morning with our coffee cup in hand, to the moment we close our eyes and nod off to sleep, it is accessible. All that is needed is to stop, pause, and look. Fortunately, I realized that early on […]
Single Parenting: Friends & Faith
Delicate wisps of white pointing up to the sky. Reflection of sunlight on the tips of red fur. His curiosity fills me with wonder. The innocence of a new life. Thus, a new chapter to our story. No sooner had the four baby robins left their nest, another life came along in their absence. If […]
The Three S’s of Single Parenting: Speed, Stress, and Support – Part 2
Welcome to Part 2 of The Three S’s of Single Parenting: Speed, Stress, and Support! After writing Part 1 on some of the ins and outs of single parenting, this is the part that brings some lightness to our load. Thank goodness. But before we light the lamp, here is a mini-recap and update from […]