I don't know why it took me so long to come up with an idea after yesterday's debacle with Jackie at the egg hunt.  Wait... I know why.  It was because in the past, I let my anger  and hurt for my daughter get in the way.  You see, she struggled during egg hunts and would always come away nearly empty handed and in tears.  It broke my heart to see my little girl struggle.  For a couple of years, I didn't even bother to take my children to egg hunts and I would even hope and pray that they…

During my childhood, I used to say that I was never going to get married and I was never going to have children. The idea of either one actually frightened me. I did not have the best example of marriage and I was not sure if I could ever raise a child without abusing him/her. Even as young adult, my thoughts didn't change on marriage but, I began to think that perhaps I would adopt someday. My desire to adopt was given a boost when I went on a trip to Romania. I had the opportunity to visit…

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This is a huge accomplishment for my little girl. And I am one proud mom.

Up until last year, Jackie didn't seem too interested in riding on 2 wheels. She was happy with her bike with training wheels and so was I. I just wasn't ready to risk her incurring more injuries even though she does wear a bike helmet. About a year and a half ago, T bought Jackie a Princess bike after she outgrew the toddler bike. The training wheels on this new bike were set so that she would get the hang of…