con·tent: in a state of peaceful happiness

Sticks and Stones

August 11, 2018August 11, 2018Uncategorized

A saying or rhyme to help us learn about social interaction, expectation or rule, even a past event– most of us grew up with them. You know this saying of course, “sticks and stones can

Parental question #123 – What is this mythical thing called “Date Night’?

July 27, 2018July 30, 2018Uncategorized

Getting Smart with Date Night So we know spending time together is important in cultivating a healthy relationship. This is true not just for new relationships, but those connections that have been years in the

If Your Life Were A Movie

July 20, 2018July 20, 2018adoption, parenting, trauma

You remember this game right? Long car rides would often initiate this pondering for us, “if your life were a movie…..” – and we had lots of long car rides growing up and early in

Definitions and Experiences

July 14, 2018July 14, 2018adoption, parenting, trauma

What a word means depends not on its inception or origin, but how speakers of language understand it. Over time, words have a way wandering. Definitions drift. Meanings alter. Most of us are aware that

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

Hello world!

June 8, 2018June 16, 2018adoption, blog, personality, trauma

I have two interesting problems about me (well, actually a lot more, but I am sure we will get to those later). First – I am horrible at procrastinating. I mean – I can’t procrastinate.