by Erin Croyle | Dec 9, 2018 | Finding Balance, Home Life, Individuals, Parents, YOU
The holidays are supposed to be a time for joy. Yet most of us are hanging on by a thread while we make it magical for everyone else. Stress is unavoidable this time of year. But that doesn’t mean we can’t find ways to relax. Do yourself a favor and try at least 3...
by Erin Croyle | Jun 14, 2018 | BABY, Finding Balance, Marriage, New Mom/Dad, Parents, RELATIONSHIPS, Uncategorized, YOU
Let’s be real, Father’s Day will likely always take a backseat to Mother’s Day. It will always be lumped in the “Dads and Grads” sections online and in stores. Father’s Day has played second fiddle to Mother’s Day since its...
by Erin Croyle | May 13, 2018 | BABY, Finding Balance, Marriage, New Mom/Dad, Parents, RELATIONSHIPS, YOU
Americans have been officially celebrating their moms since 1914 when President Woodrow Wilson designated the second Sunday in May “Mother’s Day.” The idea was cooked up in 1908 by West Virginia native Anna Jarvis who wanted to honor her own mother, Ann Maria Jarvis...
by Erin Croyle | May 11, 2018 | BABY, Finding Balance, Home Life, Individuals, Marriage, New Mom/Dad, Parents, RELATIONSHIPS, YOU
Nothing ever really turns out how we expect it. When women picture what it will be like to become a mother, rarely do we envision raising a child with a disability. That’s what happens to other people. Those are the parents we see in the ads for the Special Olympics....
by Erin Croyle | Mar 7, 2018 | Advocacy, Parents, YOU
Retard. Retarded. Libtard. Fill-in-the-blank-tard. ‘Tard. The word and any derivation of it is painful. It is hate speech. Yet we hear it everywhere. Kids say it. Doctors say it. Politicians say it. Comedians staunchly defend their right to use it. Random strangers at...
