Life is a cycle.

The older I get, the more it seems life teaches me. And the more it humbles me. My first real humbling experience came at age twenty when I had my first child, Reine. She was not planned, as I was a college student who thought that life owed me everything, and I was going after …

On cold windy days.

Yesterday, as Reine and I walked home from school and chatted away about the day, she broke our usual conversation and told me she had a little surprise for me. I love when Reine surprises me, because it’s usually a drawing or something artistic that she’s done that she’s so proud of. And I couldn’t …

We meet again

It has been a while since I’ve done this. It almost feels like meeting an old friend all over again. I have no excuse for why it’s been so long, especially because I did make a promise to write more. As soon as I did that, it seems I just up and disappeared. But I …

Wake up, Wake up, Its the First of the Month!

It's the first day of the last month of the year. Am I the only one who doesn't know where the time has gone?! It seems like just yesterday that 2017 began, and in a few weeks, we'll be ringing in a new year. I must say, although I haven't reached every goal of mine, …

A promise to myself…

I will write more. That is my promise to myself. And really, I have no excuse. At this stage in my life, I need to write more. So, this post is me putting a stamp on my promise. I will do just that!

For autism awareness day…

Reine baked a cake! She really did. And I let her, mess and all. This morning, I woke up saying this was gonna be her day to do whatever. The weather was quite nice and I was feeling extra patient. I told myself, it was due time for her to make a royal mess. She …

Thank you sesame street

My daughter, Reine, loves sesame street. I can always count on Elmo to brighten her spirits. He's red, he giggles, and Reine loves anything red that makes her giggle. When she's out and she sees Elmo, she's got to have it. From bandaid packets, to tissues, to backpacks. On an outing to the mall, we …