summer – con·tent: in a state of peaceful happiness

con·tent: in a state of peaceful happiness

Encouragement, inspiration and ideas for the adoptive (and non-adoptive) family

Surviving Fireworks

July 6, 2018July 6, 2018adoption, parenting, summer, trauma

BOOM! Crackle, crackle, crackle…. Oh, the joy of watching bursting colors splatter across the sky. Whizzing and shooting glimmers of light dance above your head. Fireworks! This delightful spectacle of summer can be such a

The hot season of the year’s interruption of continuity or uniformity – otherwise known as Summer Break

June 20, 2018June 20, 2018adoption, parenting, routine, summer, trauma

As a kid, my heaven was summer break. No school. Lazy days hanging out and playing with family and friends. Reading when I wanted to, not when I had to. Extra treats to help beat

CarrieAnn – that’s me. Someone who likes to laugh, dance and care for others. Whether I am hanging out in the hammock with my oldest, exploring with my boy, finding delight in the littlest girl of the house, or debating with my hubby – I try to do it all with a full heart. I love a good challenge and I feel with every pore of my being.

I am an INFJ, Type 4 on the Enneagram, “Quality Time” is my Love Language, and I am Melancholic by nature. I like to go deep and can’t see living any other way. I guess that is why the idea of being “content in all circumstances” intrigues and challenges me.

Life is profuse, chaotic, arduous and worth every second. (Oh, and I like words!)

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