Challenging Day

I sent Jordan to school with a collection of her favorite pictures of her Grandma. It’s Grandparents Day at her school. They hold this big event every year and it’s always a big deal to my kids. This would have been Jordan’s first year celebrating it. She’s been jealous of the event the last four…

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Nick Maxim continues to spread good will

I was traveling most of yesterday when friends started sending me links to a sweet little six-year-old who was born without her hands who won a writing contest. I just knew it had to do with Nick Maxim. You may remember me talking about him last year when he won a hand writing contest and…

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VIDEO: Getting a peek into the recital

Each year there’s a process as we get closer to Jordan’s big dance recital. There’s the fall when the class gets to know each other and learns a holiday dance to perform on a small stage. Then the spring is focused on the big recital in May. Jordan’s class this year knows their dance pretty…

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Rejoice and Sorrow

Jordan breaks into spurts of sadness when it hits her that her grandma isn’t with us anymore. The realization hits me each time I work online and stumble into a link she liked or a comment she left. I wish I had emailed her more, asked her to write more things. I wish I had…

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