With all the negative media and bad vibes in the last couple of years its been hard to keep positive or even have a productive conversation with a person about pretty much anything with out offending or angering. 2017 was very interesting, it was a year full of crazy headlines, and lots of negativity and that is following us into 2018. It seems like things in our world have gone from bad to worse in a short amount of time. It seems to me that so many of us have become consumed by all of the bad press, distractions and dare I say ignorance that the media has filled us with. It is for that reason I have given myself the task of keeping myself positive and focused as well as teach my children to do the same. I refuse to let the media and negativity turn us bitter or make us angry. We are blessed everyday and I am choosing to make the best of or lives.
Friday, April 27, 2018
Monday, January 1, 2018
New year, new goals
As the end of the first day of the year comes to a close I am taking the time out to count my blessings. 2017 for me was an interesting year. There were lots of changes, some bad, some good, and some great. As I look back and reflect on where life has taken me, I see how much I have grown mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. Although I know that 2018 will not be with out its lessons I look forward to the year ahead. This year I am taking my all around health (mental, physical, emotional, etc...) into my hands. I am challenging myself to get healthy, get organized, get focused, read more, learn more, pick up some new hobbies, spend less and save more. Easier said then done right? But I am determined to be a better, smarter, and healthier version of myself today then I was yesterday.
Thursday, April 26, 2012
I am
I am a Woman resilient and kind
I am a Friend loyal and sincere
I am a Daughter loved and adored
I am a Sister understanding and wise
I am an Aunt caring and fun
I am a Wife faithful and true
I am a Mother resourceful and strong
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Getting Left Back, Moving Forward
It was the first day of school and Jacob was repeating the 1st grade. That day, he wasn’t sure about going back and was very nervous.
I had told him the news in the middle of the Summer. While we were vacationing in Virginia, I pulled him aside and sat him down on the front porch to tell him. I tried my best to explain it to him, but regardless he cried and cried. Through tears he told me how he wanted to go to the 2nd grade with his friends, and how he was afraid that the other kids would make fun of him. I tried to reassure him, which was easy then but not so much on that first day.
We started with our usual morning routine: washed our face, brushed our teeth, got dressed, walked to the train. On our way, he started crying again. He said that he didn’t want the other kids to make fun of him, that they were going to know, and how he was going to be with a bunch of babies. Again, I explained to him that it was going to be fine and that this happens sometimes. I told him that I was there for him, and would go inside to meet the teacher and explain to her how he was feeling. That was enough to get us through the doors.
Once we got inside the school, we met with the teacher. Fortunately, she was the same one he had the previous year. That made Jacob feel a lot better. He ran to her and gave her a big hug. He was comfortable. After a while, I walked away and left him there. During the day, I kept thinking about him and wondering if he was doing well. I counted down the hours until pickup.
When I went to pick him up, he ran to me with a smile. He said that everything was fine. He was teased a little, but that he found new friends. It was like this for a couple more weeks, he would be nervous in the morning and I would be anxious throughout the day, until he finally got used to it.
I had told him the news in the middle of the Summer. While we were vacationing in Virginia, I pulled him aside and sat him down on the front porch to tell him. I tried my best to explain it to him, but regardless he cried and cried. Through tears he told me how he wanted to go to the 2nd grade with his friends, and how he was afraid that the other kids would make fun of him. I tried to reassure him, which was easy then but not so much on that first day.
We started with our usual morning routine: washed our face, brushed our teeth, got dressed, walked to the train. On our way, he started crying again. He said that he didn’t want the other kids to make fun of him, that they were going to know, and how he was going to be with a bunch of babies. Again, I explained to him that it was going to be fine and that this happens sometimes. I told him that I was there for him, and would go inside to meet the teacher and explain to her how he was feeling. That was enough to get us through the doors.
Once we got inside the school, we met with the teacher. Fortunately, she was the same one he had the previous year. That made Jacob feel a lot better. He ran to her and gave her a big hug. He was comfortable. After a while, I walked away and left him there. During the day, I kept thinking about him and wondering if he was doing well. I counted down the hours until pickup.
When I went to pick him up, he ran to me with a smile. He said that everything was fine. He was teased a little, but that he found new friends. It was like this for a couple more weeks, he would be nervous in the morning and I would be anxious throughout the day, until he finally got used to it.
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
NHSA
The 26th Annual Parent Training Conference was held in San Jose, California. Its theme was "Raising the bar in a time of change." This year’s conference was a success with thousands on parents and staff in attendance. The National Head Start Association also had lots of new members.
The sessions were very detailed and informative they were also related to the issues we deal with today. For me the sessions opened up my mind to new ways of seeing things, and gave me ideas that will help me better myself as a parent and advocate for our head start children.
At the banquet dinner parents were acknowledged for there volunteer work with there head start, these women had extraordinary stories, the beating the odds award was given to Pamela Plummer, who struggled with drug addiction and living with a drug addicted husband. She is now has an associate’s degree in early childhood education and is going forward to receive her bachelor’s degree.
Head start is not only beneficial to our children but to the parents as well, it opens up the doors of opportunity to all, it is the beginning of greatness. I am proud to say that I am a member of the National Head Start Association.
The sessions were very detailed and informative they were also related to the issues we deal with today. For me the sessions opened up my mind to new ways of seeing things, and gave me ideas that will help me better myself as a parent and advocate for our head start children.
At the banquet dinner parents were acknowledged for there volunteer work with there head start, these women had extraordinary stories, the beating the odds award was given to Pamela Plummer, who struggled with drug addiction and living with a drug addicted husband. She is now has an associate’s degree in early childhood education and is going forward to receive her bachelor’s degree.
Head start is not only beneficial to our children but to the parents as well, it opens up the doors of opportunity to all, it is the beginning of greatness. I am proud to say that I am a member of the National Head Start Association.
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