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Progress Over Placement: Our Homeschool Midyear Reflection
Boy1 and I have officially reached the halfway point of the school year—90 days in. Bravo to us. 🎉 Granted, the first 43 days were “imported” from public school, but we’ve already learned so much together and made meaningful progress since then. As we head into the second half of the year, I sat down Read more
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Intentional: Reclaiming My Time in 2026
Intentional. That’s my word for 2026. I landed on it while journaling in one of my many Monica Sweeney journals (if you know Zen as F*ck, you know the vibe). One prompt asked me to list what I struggled with across different areas of my life—personal, professional, family, and everything in between. As I worked Read more
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Singing the Wrong Lyrics (and Letting It Be)
On a recent road trip, I listened to Boy2 confidently belt out the wrong lyrics to a song. For a split second, I almost corrected him. But then it hit me—one day, his little voice won’t be shouting any lyrics from the backseat at all, wrong or otherwise. I know that one day Boy2 won’t Read more
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Bottling Up a Little Holiday Magic
The holiday season truly is my most wonderful time of the year. When we’re all piled onto the living room couch watching a Christmas movie, or driving around town to admire the decorations, I love seeing the warm glow of the lights reflecting off the boys’ faces. Their wonder and laughter feel absolutely magical—like time Read more
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When Trauma Whispers Instead of Shouts
Trauma has a way of sneaking up on you. One minute you’re driving home from soccer practice, singing along to the radio, and the next you’re blindsided by a memory from a previous life—one that brings you to tears without warning. If you have any understanding of adoption through the foster care system, you know Read more
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Keeping the Magic (and Meaning) in Christmas
If you know, you know. Anyone else’s photo reel look like this? When we first started this tradition, it felt like one more way to bring a little extra magic into the holidays for our boys—boys who hadn’t always experienced very magical holidays. In fact, when Boy2 was just five years old (FIVE!), he didn’t Read more
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