by Ashley | Jan 29, 2015 | Uncategorized
My middle child is in preschool. I knew her experience with school would be different than my son’s. They are very different kids. She is a feeler and a creative. She is also highly social in all situations. He is more reserved in school settings and is much more...
by Ashley | Dec 29, 2014 | Uncategorized
A new year always has this air of promise. As it gets closer, I get more and more excited. I even find myself holding on to things until January 1. Like habits that I want to implement, projects I want to start, or decisions I want to make. Some of it is because...
by Ashley | Dec 18, 2014 | Uncategorized
As I am writing this, the song Mary Did You Know is playing in my ears. I love this song. I love the words and I love to ponder each question that the singer poses. I imagine some (answers) she knew and some she didn’t. Considering Mary was a woman—and an unmarried...
by Ashley | Dec 4, 2014 | Uncategorized
The world is hurting. This is not a new thing, but in the US, it is at the top of the media and thankfully, there are brave souls who are continuing to stoke the fire and refuse to be silent. Even if I do not agree with your opinion, I am grateful that you won’t be...
by Ashley | Dec 2, 2014 | Uncategorized
My husband and I have been a family for 8 years. We have been everywhere on the Christmas spectrum. We have gone from not even celebrating it to getting into Santa and the Elf on the Shelf. We are really trying to find the proper balance between the festivities and...
by Ashley | Nov 28, 2014 | Uncategorized
It’s 2:10 pm on the day after Thanksgiving…also known as Black Friday. I have yet to leave the house and I am not planning on shopping for the first time in 10 years. Although I am not sure what this day has on any other day. The deals now start the first...
