Teaching crochet to kids is fun and with a few simple tools, even a novice adult can share crocheting for fun and build a child’s hand-eye coordination in the process. Crochet is ideal to teach kids because as plenty of adult tees proclaim, crochet is therapy! It provides a meditative activity great for travel, indoor…
Reality Of The Hurt Adoptee
A local magazine, Family Times, interviewed me last September about older child adoption. One of the many issues I spoke about was when people tell my children that they “have a new life now”.
I disagree.
It’s still the same life, just a new chapter in it.
What happened in their earlier years are part of who they are today, not just in some other life.
We don’t try to make it pretty.
We don’t minimize or maximize it.
We don’t dwell on it and we don’t shove it in a box and hide it.
It is what it is.
Howl-oween Paw-ty: Marion County Humane Society + CenterState Bank
There were so many local Halloween activities going on that it was hard to choose which ones to attend. This event supported a local organization that was close to my heart so I had to go! The Marion County Humane Society is our county’s only no-kill shelter. They do amazing work and I support their…
Brick City Carnival 2019 | Ocala
We had a great evening at the 2nd annual Brick City Carnival! This family-friendly event was organized by the Friends of Marion County Parks & Recreation. We’ve been running a little on empty so we needed a fun night out, and I’m so glad we went. There were lots of cute carnival games for the…
Aldi Grocery Haul
I’ve done a few shopping haul YouTube videos (<< click for playlist) but never a blog post so I figured why not! I just went to Aldi last night so what better haul to share. I won’t post photos of every item but I’ll include the receipt so if you see something you’re interested in,…
Grateful Wall Art | Free!
This pretty Grateful, Thankful, Blessed wall art will serve as a gentle reminder of what’s important all throughout the year but especially during Thanksgiving. Perfect for a kitchen or dining area, but would look great in any room. And the best part, it’s free! Grateful Wall Art Click here to get your free Grateful wall…