Two friends writing, reading, learning, laughing, and taking this adoptive parenting gig one day at a time. Kids' book reviews - stories are vital to growth!
Wonderful afternoon spent with the kids’ birth family celebrating birthdays. Gift of a dream catcher handmade for each of our three by their birth mom. She shared the teachings she has… https://t.co/pwbtsNFiqt
🌟A slice of reality🌟 Photo 1: blissful building and sibling sharing. A Kodak moment that all parents would want to share. (Swipe Left <—) Photo 2: exactly 4.23467 seconds later. What I… https://t.co/qqBOWW1xKT
Meditating on power struggles between parents and kids today. This quotation came to mind again. Anyone else locked in the eternal battle of wills and need a re-frame like me?… https://t.co/XH3MGe2VlR
Nope, this isn’t the trailer to a new Alien movie 😉. This is my little one recovering from a meltdown in a body sock - a sensory delight that allows for resistance, pressure and a cocoon… https://t.co/gAxtTC2te0
A bit of momma self-care today. In our hectic fall season I have not felt the space or energy to do much baking. I was offered a ‘decorate your own’ sugar cookie kit prepared by a… https://t.co/gpftzMVx7s
Thinking a lot about this lately in our current culture, as well as a parent of high needs kids who has been on the receiving end of many people’s “opinions” for how to parent. How do I… https://t.co/zCU47aPItb
Needing to remember this today. It popped up on my ‘memories’ on FB at just the right moment to help me choose the right tools for engaging with disregulated little this morning. I need… https://t.co/Ww3YM7NCj5
All the world asks of us is our steady, listening presence.
The busyness we’ve created for ourselves is nothing compared to what we learn in that listening space.
Just finished Starlight by RW. This. So this. Pondering ways to make more space for ‘the space in between’. How to model for my children. To explore the wilderness within oneself, too. #reflection#quiet#bestill
Thinking of ‘the space in between’...the place of quiet where ideas emerge, innovation takes hold...where we are quiet enough to hear the whispers of our Ancestors. #quiet#reflection#messages
Parenting a special needs child is challenging, and the school environment can be hard to navigate! Many parents are intimidated by the idea of advocating for their child at school. Here are tips on how to approach conversations with your child's teacher https://t.co/maMcq5oXKX
Parenting a special needs child is challenging, and the school environment can be hard to navigate! Many parents are intimidated by the idea of advocating for their child at school. Here are tips on how to approach conversations with your child's teacher https://t.co/maMcq5oXKX
Parenting a special needs child is challenging, and the school environment can be hard to navigate! Many parents are intimidated by the idea of advocating for their child at school. Here are tips on how to approach conversations with your child's teacher https://t.co/maMcq5oXKX
Can we stop calling critical life skills "soft skills?" There is nothing "soft" about being a world-class collaborator. Nothing "soft" about being able to identify root causes to problems and generate ideas and solutions. These are critical, not soft. #Education#JaimeRant
We tell ourselves that worship happens in the proper places at the proper times, when we go to church and do holy things and work hard to take part in the sacred and good. But...Jesus changed that with every day that he lived, surprising people...
-- #gloryhappening