This Spring has been a slow one, usually, spring seems to be the fastest season for our family.  I am not sure if it is usually fast because of the usual school activities or because it just seems to jump from winter to summer weather so quickly, but this year has been different.  Not every day has been warm but on t…

Mother's Day was a relaxing and calm day. I played games with the kids, ate delicious burgers and the best part was going on a car ride cruise as a family and with one very happy dog. I am so thankful to be their mom, it is my greatest joy.

The past couple of months have been far from ordinary.  I have not been able to be within six feet of people I love since the beginning of March. It sounds crazy and it is one of the things I grieve the most. However, social distancing has lead to creativity when it comes to spending time with my family and while it …

I have been trying to calm my nerves during these hard times.  I heard of this practice and immediately loved it because I knew it could pause the spiral of thoughts when my mind gets out of control. When I am endlessly scrolling through the bad news or trapped in a "what is next" mindset I try and stop myse…

Letting my kids fall is hard and letting them do it literally when I know that they could be hurt is even harder.  Dylan has taken up a new passion during this "stay at home order" and it happens to be a dangerous one. Skateboarding has become Dylan's thing. He loves it, he works hard, he gets frustrat…