Next Level
Next Level Time to celebrate! This week our daughter reaches a milestone- Sweet 16! When your kids grow rapidly before your eyes you cannot believe how fast the time flew by. Years of cries, diaper...
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Thoughts on advocacy, law, family, and the work that matters.
Farewell to a Good Space
Farewell to a Good Space Our daughter has been privileged to attend a magical campground every summer for nearly a decade. This camp is a place of joy, peace and where one can find their place. Eve...
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Making THEIR own way
Making THEIR own way With every child there becomes a time when you realize they are not mini-versions of yourselves. It can be quite jarring to learn-even through we know this- that we are raising...
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Fiercely Independent
Fiercely Independent This was quite a week. Our daughter finished 10th grade successfully, passed entrance exams to attend college, participated in a fashion show and decided she would be ok with m...
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And – We’re OFF
And – We’re OFF So this is scared. Nearly 14 years ago-I sat in a room with my family where I was told my daughter was broken and could or likely would never do “X”. Just replace anything wit...
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Time to pívot
Time to pívot It has been a year hasn’t it! Post- COVID, mid-COVID, No-COVID, yes-whatever COVID! I am not diminishing this world-wide pandemic on any level. Rather I am revisiting the toll it tool...
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Best Day Ever
Best Day Ever Last week I had the honor of receiving an award from Academy Prep, (“AP”) a middle school dedicated to shaping the lives of those without equity who are primarily brown and black chil...
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Pass the torch
Pass the torch I spent yesterday afternoon chatting with my oldest aunt about her journey. She is a pioneer. The first to graduate from college in our family and move on to receive several- SEVERAL...
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Sleep
Sleep My family has issues with sleep. I do not – well I do because I blame their sleeplessness for mine. We have tried every best practice. Hot baths Lavendar scrubs Aromatherapy Massages Wh...
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Trials Test Your Faith and Refine Your Character
Trials Test Your Faith and Refine Your Character This month is particularly difficult. After 10 years of being a significant caregiver to our family matrons – we are now in a world where we m...
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