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There are parenting books that feel inspiring and easy to read.And then there are parenting books that make you pause, reread paragraphs, and mentally argue with yourself while making dinner. Thrivers  by Michelle Borba , EdD is the second kind. It’s a good   book.It ’s a well-researched  book.But it’s also dense and if I’m being honest, it was hard to get through at times. Still, I’m glad I read it.Because it changed how I think about what our kids actually need in order to

When Kindness Shows Up Where You Least Expect It I might not always love living in Arizona but I do  love that we don’t do daylight saving time. While the rest of the world fell back and scrambled to adjust bedtimes and wake-up calls, we stayed exactly the same. No clock changes. No added chaos. I was quietly grateful for that small mercy. Because this week? This week was already full. Busy Before It Even Began We came into the week juggling tickets to a touring Broadway show

Showing Up Matters - Even When It’s Hard I knew this week was going to be busy. I just don’t think I fully understood how  busy until I was standing in the middle of it. This was the final week of the regular football season, and Friday brought two big things at once: Halloween and Senior Night. Both important. Both emotional. Both demand your full presence: at the same time. Senior Night, Big Feelings Senior Night is a huge deal. It’s a celebration of years of work, commitme

This week, we crossed a big milestone. Dinner #100 . And if I’m honest, it didn’t look anything like I imagined when I set this goal months ago. When the Table Moves to the Bed Three of our dinners this week happened in my bed. That’s become the center of our world lately. With my son’s seizures happening more often, it’s where he feels safest and where we’ve gathered around him. My daughter has been incredible. Sometimes she curls up on the bed with us, watching our show and