Ericka J
Last-Minute Gift Ideas for Kids
It’s that time of year when we’re wrapping up our Christmas lists. We’re making those final decisions on what to get our kids (and others we need last-minute gift ideas for). You might even...
Mending Little Hearts :: When Mama Loses Her Cool
It had been a hard day . . . a hard week . . . a hard season. My six-year-old daughter was struggling (for several good reasons). It was almost dinnertime, and my husband...
Gold Star Gifts (They’ll Keep Coming Back To!)
It’s that time of year when we’re wrapping up our Christmas lists. We’re making those final decisions on what to get our kids (and others). You might even have family members asking “what does...
Adoption Awareness Month :: 5 Ways To Make Your Kids Kinder, More Aware, &...
November is Adoption Awareness Month, and many adoptive families out there are hoping you’ll take this opportunity to teach your kids how to love our kids just a little bit better.
Our family is a...
5 Ways To Be A Rainbow (as the COVID clouds roll on)
It's been a long, cloudy year friends. Though I know we've been looking for rainbows in the midst of the storm - I also know we're tired! We've passed a year since lockdown began...
Happy Birthday to Me – and Dr. King
I don’t remember when I realized that I shared a birthday with Martin Luther King, Jr. It must have been around the time I started school, since we got the day off each year...
When You Miss the First Four Years . . .
When you miss the first four years of your child's life, you might look at things a bit differently . . .
You might order four little birthday cakes, light a bunch of extra candles,...
A World More Beautiful, A Heart More Burdened :: Perspectives on Living as an...
In 2016, we welcomed our first child, a Thai daughter, into our hearts and lives. Becoming a transracial, cross-cultural, adoptive family made my role as a (new) mother quite complex. My world became more...
Looking for Rainbows in the Back-to-School Storm
"What you focus on, grows."
"What you focus on, grows." This is a quote I've been meditating on for a while now (long before we'd ever heard of COVID19) -- but right now it feels...
Black Americans are Grieving – It’s Time for White Americans to Acknowledge Their Pain
*Black Americans are grieving. Your Black friends, co-workers, acquaintances, and the strangers you pass on the street are carrying a heavy weight on their shoulders and a sharp pain in their chest. In early...