The boys are forever wanting to save things to give to daddy when he comes home from work. I love that they are thinking of him and want to find a connection any way they can. It's wonderful, but …
Disney and Diversity
When did we develop prejudices? Prejudice is a learned behavior. We know this. When we think about growing up, our first friends, we didn’t think about socio-economic status, color of skin, shape …
Visual Countdowns
My last post I touched on using a visual countdown to show the kiddos how many days they have to wait to see their firefighter. My husband and I are blessed to be raising a child with Autism. I say …
Losing an old friend
Today I found out that an old friend had passed away almost five years ago. I was floored. Five years ago! Yet, I was deeply saddened. I hadn’t seen him in 28 years. I carried the weight of this …
Fitting It All In
If I've learned anything over the nearly two decades of us being in the fireservice, it's that you CAN NOT fit everything in. Something's gotta give. I know some of you type A personalities are …
It’s ok to HATE this life sometimes
If someone told you that you were going to meet a great guy, you would fall madly in love and get married, I bet you’d jump feet first right into that fairy tale story. But what if someone told you …
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