I've made a mindset shift lately as I do household chores. I work gently, paying attention to the details. And it fills my heart with gratitude as I recognize how blessed I am to have all these clothes, all this food and dishes to eat it off of, these toys that bring my children … [Read more...]
Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes
Being a Mom of young children re-teaches you the important lessons in life. I had a couple of those moments today. First of all, my little boys asked me about Halloween. They've noticed that Halloween is associated with monsters and ghosts and scary things, and it's been … [Read more...]
Great and Hard Go Together
My personality type doesn't always mesh well with my disability. I push myself and hurt myself way too often. But honestly, for a while now I've viewed this as a gift because it forces me to slow down when my fast-paced mind wouldn't otherwise let me. And life is a lot more … [Read more...]
The Balancing Act
Gordon really wanted to join me while I taught lessons today. So I sat him in my wheelchair while I sat at the piano and taught a voice lesson. I looked over, and my student's lovely voice had soothed him right to sleep! 😍 He's been there in that same position for half an hour … [Read more...]
Beautiful Chaos
With Mothers Day coming up, I want to share this song I wrote entitled, "Beautiful Chaos". It touches on the hard, funny, sweet, exhausting, fulfilling, and very important work that is parenting. To moms everywhere, please remember that your work MATTERS, and you are making a … [Read more...]