Category Archives: Soap Box
Black History—a Part of the Whole
As I stated in my preamble, Eric Holder’s speech on February 18th regarding Black History Month left me with a variety of topics to cover. The trick, of course, is trying to categorize them in a way that makes sense … Continue reading
Filed under politics, Soap Box, The Me Behind the Mommy
Parenting: Commitment Optional
Do you ever feel like you know that you have things you want to get out of your brain, but you just can’t manage to access them? I know that there have been things throughout the day that I have … Continue reading
Filed under Daily Life, Kids, NaBloPoMo, Soap Box, Thirty Days of Thankfulness
Sometimes, It’s Better Not to Know
Yesterday, as we sat eating dinner and watching Fox News (I know, I know, how horrible to do both at the same time!), the kids asked, once again, if the person on the screen was Barack Obama. They really have … Continue reading
Filed under adoption, Kids, NaBloPoMo, Soap Box, Thirty Days of Thankfulness, transracial adoption
The Perfect Woman
As I mentioned the other day, I finished Breaking Dawn this week. After a couple of weeks of occasionally cracking into a book that should have taken me all of two or three days to read, I finally made myself … Continue reading
If I Don’t Trust You With My Money, I Won’t Trust You With My Kids
Summer break is almost over and, for the first time ever, “back to school” holds meaning for me. At five years old, N~ starts kindergarten in a couple of weeks. People tend to assume that this means that life is … Continue reading
Filed under Homeschooling, Kids, Soap Box
Men (and Women) Are That They Might Have Joy–Not Guilt Trips!*
Before I go into what I have to say, I want to clarify some semantics because sometimes you miss the meaning if you don’t get the nuances of the words. This is one of those times. A lot of people … Continue reading
Filed under Church, Healthy Living, Soap Box
Adoption Math: When 4+4=7
When we first made the decision to adopt, open adoption was not my goal. Heck, even a semi-open adoption was kind of a scary idea at first but, the more I read, the more I was convinced that it would … Continue reading
Filed under adoption, open adoption, Soap Box
Nothing New Under the Sun
*When I was younger, my father told me that there are two things that you don’t introduce into conversation–religion and politics. I am about to discuss both. You have been warned. Last night, Sean and I did something that I … Continue reading
What I Learned from Walt Disney
I read several blogs by members of the adoption triad. Some by adoptive parents, some by birthmothers, and some by adult adoptees. Some are by people that I usually agree with their perspectives, and some are not. All of them … Continue reading
Thoughts on Super Tuesday
I used to be much more informed on politics. Before I had children, I had more time and inclination to follow things closely. Now, don’t misunderstand, I still pay attention to the political process. I just don’t devote as much … Continue reading
