Just when I thought we were cruising along, we hit a big bump in the road. Ugh! Another one. My patience is running really thin. Little man has been with me for 20 months now and every month we have the routine monthly social worker check-in. A week and a half ago the social worker... Continue Reading →
The Toilet
The toilet...it's a whole new world for little man. No, he's not potty training, yet he's finding everything possible to put in it. Over the last few days he's tried to see if snacks float in the toilet, he's tried to see if glasses help you see better once they've been submerged in toilet water,... Continue Reading →
A Year and a Half
Little man is already a year and a half and it's been amazing to see how much he has grown. He is no longer a little baby. He's now a very determined, vocal, and energetic little boy. The world seems to be turning upside down and right way up and then upside down again on... Continue Reading →
Raising a Child Who Doesn’t Look Like Me
Our senses have been woken and we can no longer pretend that the world is blind to or is almost blind to racism. The last two weeks have brought about a change to the way people are seeing, talking about, and feeling about racism in America. Regardless of how you feel, a movement is happening.... Continue Reading →
Have To…Get To…Blessed To…
It’s 4:32am and little man is crying. He’s teething and although this week is better than last week, he’s still hurting. I wait a few minutes to see if he’ll go back to bed and he doesn’t so I crawl out of my bed and head to his room. When I open his door, he’s... Continue Reading →