I guess you can say I grew up in church. Pretty much every Sunday and most Wednesdays we always went to church. Like so many kids I eye rolled many times with a bad attitude about going. The first church that I can remember always made sure they let us know we were less than …
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Broken but Beautiful
Since I was a kid I have always loved studying art and the history behind it. One day I stumbled upon this form of art called Kintsugi. It is a form of art in Japan where when a piece of pottery becomes broken it is put back together with gold, silver or platinum. I have …
2 Stories of COVID 19>long haulers in it together.
COVID STORY, LONG HAULER STORIES, COVID SURVIVORS
Homeschool during a national emergency…
Our public school system all around our country has been in shock lately. They have been forced to shut down due to this virus. Parents and teachers are having to endure a new reality, homeschooling or for those who would correct me schooling at home. When South Carolina shut down their public school system many …
Our new reality..
Today I woke up and saw on the news that Italy’s death rate from the Covid-19 virus had killed so many that some graveyards were beyond capacity. They had a video of military trucks loaded down with the dead headed to a crematorium escorted by police while onlookers watched from their homes. I found it …
A letter to the struggling mom…
It’s been awhile since I have done a blog post. Honestly, I am not sure what the title should be for this one. Its been a hard few months for me. Foremost being to continue to home school or to return to work. As a parent of a medically compromised kid I know in all …
Raising a Zebra to be Zebra Strong.
There are more than 200 primary immune deficiency diseases affecting about 500,000 people in the United States alone according to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease. These are considered rare and can even be life threatening. They have a wide range of severity and affect people differently. These patients are prone to life …
A girl and her friend…
This weekend my daughter went to visit her long time friend. She has known this girl since they were both in 1st grade. (now going into 5th) They have always had their obvious differences but still they got along fine. However, the past year or so I started noticing small changes in her friend when …
Summer Camp..
During the summer many of us send our kids off to camp in hopes of them not only having fun but getting something good out of it as well. However, the last thing we want is to hear about bullying or anything else happening that will diminish our child’s experience. I’m going to tell you …
The choice not to do traditional schooling…and a mystery diagnosis.
The choice not to put our daughter in traditional school or public (brick and mortar) school was not really an easy one at first. However, for her k5 and part of her 2nd grade year she was in that environment. Many we have come into contact with either in real life or on social media …
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