by Erin Croyle | Mar 14, 2019 | BABY, Extended Family, Finding Balance, Friends and Acquaintances, Grandparents, In-laws, Individuals, New Mom/Dad, Parents, RELATIONSHIPS, Self-Advocacy, YOU
Happy Pi Day! March 14this Pi Day. The 14th day of the 3rd month of the year. 3.14 – Pi is the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter. For any circle, if you divide its circumference by its diameter you will get 3.14159 which is known as pi. Let’s leave the...
by Erin Croyle | Jan 30, 2019 | BABY, Caregivers, Complications, Diagnosis, Extended Family, Finding Balance, Friends and Acquaintances, Grandparents, Help, In-laws, Marriage, New Mom/Dad, Parents, PREGNANCY, Prenatal Diagnosis, RELATIONSHIPS, YOU
We belong to a unique club of parents – when our children were born, or very young, we grieved and celebrated at the same time. We celebrated this beautiful child. Yet we grieved for the “healthy” child we were hoping for. We grieved for the parenting experience we...
by Erin Croyle | Jan 2, 2019 | BABY, Extended Family, Finding Balance, Friends and Acquaintances, Grandparents, In-laws, Marriage, New Mom/Dad, Parents, RELATIONSHIPS, YOU
There is nothing quite like the allure of a fresh start. Isn’t that why many of us make New Year’s resolutions? We toss away 2018. The smoke from the fireworks clear and our calendars literally offer a clean slate. When we get down to it though, New Year’s resolutions...
by Erin Croyle | Dec 26, 2018 | Extended Family, Finding Balance, Friends and Acquaintances, Grandparents, In-laws, Parents, RELATIONSHIPS, YOU
We made it. Christmas is over. Mission accomplished. Let’s take a moment to embrace the beauty of Boxing Day. Boxing Day originated in Great Britain in the mid-19th century and is celebrated in some of the United Kingdom’s colonized nations, including our neighbor to...
by Guest Author | Aug 16, 2018 | BABY, Elementary School, Friends and Acquaintances, KIDS, New Mom/Dad, RELATIONSHIPS
By Valerie Abbott To the mother I met today on the beach, After our brief encounter today on the shore in North Carolina, I felt compelled to say a few things to you. But, I couldn’t – because you had already packed up and headed home after a long, exhausting day. So,...
