I was driving home, with my children, after a long day of Bible study, a lunch date and a play date. Knowing it was a bad idea to stay out as long as we did, and skip naps, I was ready for the whining and crying on the way home. And just as I expected, that is what I got before I could even buckle my own belt. Once the children calmed down and gained composure I decided I would ask them if they wanted a sucker, they both shouted yes please with excitement. Both my husband and I have a “twin” child...one that acts and looks just like us, that being said, they also enjoy desert like us; one enjoys their dessert slowly, savoring every bit...even choosing to save some for later. The other child feverishly tears into the desert and inhales it without breathing, never leaving so much as a morsel for later. On this particular day, my 5 year old chose to offer a lick of her lollipop to her 2 year old sister, who generally inhales her dessert, this day was no different only it wouldn'...
This blog is meant to be totally transparent. I believe transparency helps us identify, it helps us feel "normal", it helps us cope, it helps us learn...transparency is key in helping others and allowing others to help you become better. What is written here will be raw and honest, it won't always make me look good...but that isn't what I want. I don't want to look good, I want to be real...sometimes real is ugly.