Because I have two amazing artists I call daughters, many would think I am a Frida Kahlo. I am surely NOT. I used to love drawing and painting as a child, but I had plenty of chores to do and plenty of businesses to run. It was very intense and, in those days, I would …
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Sometimes we feel like we’ve been putting up with a situation for way too long, yet we settle, allow, and stay, without any apparent hope of getting out. It is frustrating and it seems to make no sense. Who would ever dream of or knowingly set low standards, settle for average, and build a stagnant …
As we sat in church, amidst almost a thousand people, my child burst into tears. Our church boundaries changed, which meant she would no longer “be with her friends” every Sunday. Change. “The always dreaded, painful, ugly … yet the only constant, the inevitable… change“, I thought, as I felt a teachable moment headed my way. Who …
A week ago today, I did a mini presentation to the ladies at church about why I became vegan and my “conversion journey.” I brought some of my Dominican Vegan Spaghetti for sampling… vegan food for thought, if you will. The theme of the activity was to have the courage to try something new, so …
As a single mom for 8 years, since Elyssa was barely 1 and Elisha had just turned 2, I am quite familiar with the ups, the downs, and the in-betweens of single parenthood, especially since I had no family or close friends around. I am literally astounded at the miracles I received as a single …
For some reason, in today’s day and age women are not encouraged to be BFFs: breast friends forever – as a matter of fact, we have a battle of the breasts going on! First and foremost, I’ll pick a side: I love breastfeeding! It was indeed a magical experience that came really naturally to me, …
There’s a difference between being positive and being uh… how can I say in English? In denial. And while I love being pregnant because it is a miracle, the truth needs to be told: there is nothing glamorous about it and, pregnancy bliss, is a blatant lie. With Elisha, I spent all 10 months sick …
Though commercially celebrated in the month of May in most cultures, motherhood is a blessing that must be acknowledged every day. I didn’t have a Mother’s Day outing, I didn’t get flowers, chocolates, fancy appliances, gift certificates to my favorite store, or shiny jewelry. It was another typical Sunday: we went to church, read, played The Richest …
My daughters paint, write, dance ballet, sing, act, play the guitar, have their own art business, have been beauty pageant “queens”, and recently started playing the piano. Oh! And they also do chores! I’m all for it. I believe that as parents, we have a responsibility to examine, recognize, and encourage our children’s gifts and …
I am a “crier.” Almost every woman cries watching a romantic movie, but it takes a special type to cry at cartoons, books, commercials, even written recipes! LOL You can imagine my pregnant days are not exempt of crazy hormonal cries. Like yesterday, when my girls finished reading “Pollyanna” to their baby sister in the …