• Becoming Mom,  Blog Post,  Healthy Lifestyle

    This is a Woman’s World, so Let’s Talk about IT!

    Oh no no no no no. These were the words that came out of my child’s mouth after having the “woman talk.” But she absorbed. Had a few questions. And I survived. We mostly talked about being a woman and changes. Her cousin came to visit, and had just had the changes. There were so many questions from my daughter. What’s in the special bag in the bathroom? Why does she look so different. Finally the night before my daughter’s 9th birthday, we talked. There’s really no glorious book out there or way to say it. You just rip it off like a bandaid. But it’s nothing to be ashamed…

  • Adoption,  Becoming Mom,  Blog Post,  Healthy Lifestyle,  Life Thoughts

    True girl true colors

    Before quarantine and COVID, my daughter and I attend a true girl convention in town. It was a pajama party. We had so much fun and drew closer to each other through the night. I enjoyed seeing God work through my girl, and watching her worship God in her own unique way. My girl has gone through a lot during her 8 almost 9 years of living here on earth. But, through all she has been through, she hasn’t let it steal her joy. She is my opposite yet we are the same! Saturday mornings (ok every morning) is like clockwork. She is the little bird chirping and singing in…