Being a mother, for me, means always being “on”. I am the lighthouse in the night and the horizon during the day. I am the mooring, ready and available to each of my four children, some more than others but ever present in my facilities....
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Jack and Zoe were a little late in the game learning how to swim. We trekked in the snow to lessons at our local Y in NYC, and we tried personal lessons at our pool in the building complex where we lived. Swimming probably felt...
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It's Friday, around 7:25am. Jack and Zoe are upstairs getting dressed and ready for school while I frantically make sandwiches and pack lunches for the two of them, plus one for Beau that will be ready in our refrigerator for when he gets home from...
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The birth and beginning of a year brings so much renewal into my psyche, something I have been desperate for throughout the past few months. Evangeline was born, Zoe turned 6, Beau turned 3, the holidays steamrolled through and now Jack is approaching 8 with...
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At some point, in between the lunches and diapers the music performances and little league games nursing and wooden puzzles searching for lost doll shoes and cleaning up piles of glitter I'll stop and breathe them in and hold them tight. I won't let the glory of their years flying by...
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The beauty of childhood is essentially living in the moment, rejoicing in the immediate and riding the chariot of spontaneity right on into the sunset. I've learned over the years that I cannot control new situations or how my children respond to them, but I...
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I've been traveling with my babies for years now, as hard as it is for me to believe that. Taking the family to New York City was the first time we've traveled with all four, all together though-something that felt like an incredibly monumental feat. There...
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Although considerably privileged, neither my husband nor I were raised amongst affluence. We were taught the value of a dollar through circumstance; Our parents have held full time jobs our entire lives for the most part, working hard and earning enough to provide for us...
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It didn't take long after we returned from our family vacation in New York City for us to be completely thrown back into our normal life. The kids have taken turns getting colds and staying home from school, we celebrated Beau's birthday over the weekend,...
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Tradition plays a pretty large role in our family. From ceremoniously cutting down our Christmas tree, stringing popcorn and cranberries for garlands on it's branches, taking turns with surprises on the daily advent calendar to attending our local hometown Christmas Parade, the holiday season is...
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Truth be told, I don't exercise much. Ideally, I'd like to swim more and I'm working hard to incorporate an hour into my day to be able to get to the pool and swim laps, but realistically I just haven't been able make it happen....
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I call Beau my Game Changer. Countless times and in all ways, he has sent me back to the parenting books and challenged us to learn how to approach him. He lives and loves with all of his heart and it is wonderful and amazing,...
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