The T-Ball Experience
When I signed Jordan up for t-ball, I thought she’d like it… but just a little. She’s had to attend so many games for her brother, it just seemed right for her to have a chance to play herself. So I signed her up. She wasn’t that impressed during practice but ever since her first…
Read More +Happy Mother's Day
I’m nine years into this mom thing… And I still can’t say I’m a pro at this, but I am honored to be the mom of these two kids. This past week has been an example of just how crazy I allow my world to get because I’m a mom. Jordan and Cameron had baseball…
Read More +Learning about others
In my quest to take more time to think about all kinds of ways I can help the kids learn about diversity, I made a point of taking the kids to a couple of events in town this past week. Last Friday, Cameron’s (and soon to be Jordan’s) school held an International Day. Each year…
Read More +The Invisible Mom
NOTE: Today is the start of periodic guest posts on Born Just Right to try to offer additional perspective and support to parents of special needs kids. If you’re interested, check out this post and fill out the form at the bottom! ___________________________________________________________________________________ Many of you are about to be very jealous because I am…
Read More +I was two months pregnant on 9/11
I wasn’t even a mom yet when September 11th happened, but I reacted like a parent. I was crushed to see our nation change. Our comfort and ease of our lifestyle ended that day. Sure, we’re still incredibly safe. But travel and concerns changed. I was hard at work in a newsroom that day ten…
Read More +She's a baseball player
Last night was Jordan’s first t-ball game as a player. She’s attended many games… Ever since she was tiny, she’s attended games for her brother. But now it’s her turn. I had a lot of people ask me how she was going to play. She has a tiny pink bat and she’s swinging it super…
Read More +Raising awareness in so many ways
Awareness… I’ve written about it a lot lately. It’s something that I’m passionate about. But I realize there are so many levels of awareness that is important for us and our families. Why not talk more about it? This came to mind when a few of my friends shared an article from the St. Louis…
Read More +Limb Loss Awareness Month
Did you know April is Limb Loss awareness month? I didn’t either. It’s actually the first time the Amputee Coalition of America has held a month-long campaign to raise awareness. That’s mainly because there are three different amputee worlds: congenital, traumatic and health-related amputations. The ACA’s campaign focuses on the health-related amputations and how many…
Read More +Easter fun
There are all kinds of exciting things that come with an Easter celebration… and for the five year old Miss Jordan it wasn’t the candy or the egg hunt. It was her beautiful outfit. Jordan was so excited to dress up for the holiday. I bought her a new pair of shiny white shoes that…
Read More +Purple Dress Project
I think it’s worth sharing a project that is underway in my area that may not affect many children (thank goodness) but it’s a terrible disease and a blogger in my community is trying to raise awareness. Ashley Hasty created the Purple Dress Project to raise awareness about Crohns Disease. Crohns is usually developed between…
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