What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us face. If you would like to submit a story to this series, click here. Today’s guest post is by Krista. Photo by: Rawpixel My husband and I have 5 children ages one to eight. We also both changed career paths and have unused degrees for which we are still . . .
#TBT: parents, please educate your kids about adoption so mine don’t have to
On Thursdays I post from the vault. May is National Foster Care Month which seems like a great time to revisit this post from 2012. I took the kids to the park the other day, and I was seated just close enough to the play structure that I could faintly overhear a conversation that occurred between Kembe and several older kids. At first, I had a hard time understanding what was being said, but something about Kembe’s posture caught my attention. Typically, he’s a . . .
Why you should know infant CPR (and how you can learn it at home)
This post was sponsored by American Heart Association's Infant CPR Anytime® I learned to do CPR as a teenager. One of my first jobs was working at a water park, and it was a requirement of every employee. I went on to become a lifeguard, and keeping my CPR card up was always a part of that job. As I moved on and took a job in a group home, I had to maintain that as well. And then I became a foster parent. Same thing. For much of my adult life, I have had to know CPR. Knowing how to . . .
Up for Debate: Talking Politics with Paul Martin (Ep. 11)
He's conservative. I'm liberal. And we are trying to have a civil discussion about the election. It's 5/11/16 and my friend Paul Martin and I are talking about this week's happenings. Is Trump our next president?? . . .
Financial lessons I learned from my mom
This post was sponsored by SunTrust Bank Growing up, both my parents were educators. They didn’t make a ton of money, and times were sometimes tight for us. With three kids who were active in a lot of activities, my parents had to learn to prioritize their finances so that there was enough to go around. I gleaned some important lessons from my mom. Here are a few of them: Make sure the kids have what they need first. I know that my mom scrimped and saved, and sometimes decided to forgo things . . .
Wednesday’s Child: Derek
Every Wednesday I feature a child recently highlighted by a local Wednesday's Child newscast to share the stories of children from around the country who are waiting for a family. My hope is that this can broaden exposure for the children highlighted, but also serve as a reminder that these children represent thousands of children currently in the foster-care system. Perhaps their stories will inspire you to consider opening your home to a child needing a family. For more information and to . . .
What I Want You to Know about Being a Farm Wife
What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us face. If you would like to submit a story to this series, click here. Today’s guest post is by Dana from MidwestBuds.com. Photo by: Spencer Pugh Being a farm wife is no joke. The website farmersonly.com makes country life look like a fantasy of . . .
What I Want You to Know About Dealing with Labels
What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us face. If you would like to submit a story to this series, click here. Today’s guest post is by Sheena McFeely. Photo by: Joshua Reddekopp What I Want You to Know is Go Beyond the Labels...Deaf, woman, mother, stubborn, and young are ways people describe me. What . . .
Happy Mother's Day to those ambivalent about Mother's Day
Happy Mother's Day to those of you navigating relationships with toxic mothers. To those who have had to erect boundaries that leave you ambivalent or alone today. To those who walk down the card aisle for this day and look for something humorous because the emotional cards feel phony and sad given the reality you lived with.Happy Mother's Day to the foster mamas in the sticky, tricky place of not knowing if the child you are mothering today will be the child you are mothering this time next . . .
Our mother/daughter Disney World trip
This past week the girls and I took a couple days to get away to Orlando and visit the Disney parks along with the Social Media Moms celebration. It's a great conference that involves bloggers and their families having fun at all of the Disney properties. I've been to this event with my whole family in previous years, but this year I only took the girls along. I get opportunities to do press trips from time to time. Sometimes only one child is invited, and other times I just can't . . .
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