February is Teen Dating Violence Month. It is a month to raise awareness about abuse in teens and 20-something relationships. Teen dating violence is not something that is spoken about very often, and many times it’s not something that comes to mind when watching the teenage couple walking into the movie theater, but it is […]
On my last blog, I wrote about New Year’s resolutions and included a list of ways for making life more fun a must. There are many benefits to living a joyful life, and as an adult we forget to do those things, often, because… Well, life. As a parent, it is equally as easy to forget […]
As we get closer and closer to the end of 2016, think about the year you had. Was 2016 an enjoyable year for you? Did it come with losses and grieving? Did it come with additions to the family? Is there anything you would like to change about the way you lived your life? Or […]
“Age has no reality except in the physical world. The essence of a human being is resistant to the passage of time. Our inner lives are eternal, which is to say that our spirits remain as youthful and vigorous as when we were in full bloom. Think of love as a state of grace, not […]
“Racism is still with us. But it is up to us to prepare our children for what they have to meet, and, hopefully, we shall overcome.” Rosa Parks We all know Rosa Parks as a civil rights activist who refused to give up her bus seat to a white passenger. This courageous act was done […]
June came around as an exciting time for a majority of children looking forward to summer vacation. The idea of no more school, no more homework, no more tests, no more waking up early… Just do whatever, whenever.
Sunday June 12, 2016, is a day that will go down in history for all the wrong reasons. It was a day where too many lives were taken. Forty-nine innocent lives were lost, fifty-three innocent people were wounded, and a whole community was left in shock. But we reacted immediately and came together as a […]
“Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, ‘I will try again tomorrow.’” -Mary Anne Radmacher Courage… What does it mean to be courageous? According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, courage is the mental or moral strength to venture, persevere, and withstand danger, fear, or difficulty.
Divorce is a difficult topic to talk about. As adults, most of us marry thinking, “this is my happily ever after.” We don’t usually go into a marriage thinking, “this may be my happily ever after, until we decide to divorce and then I’ll possibly meet another happily ever after.” Making the decision to separate […]
