I couldn’t tell if I was crying because I knew my heart was about to break or if it was because I knew I'd found my home.

nothing feels more comforting than a trusted person, in a safe place with a kind heart to lift our spirits. And, nothing feels better than knowing how to pass that comfort onward to others in our lives.

Think about it; how often do you really see something when someone else is showing it to you. Never. We see when we’re ready. We see when we know our truths and understand who it is we are supposed to be.

What we put ourselves through in the past has molded us to be able to take on our own future.

Redeemed because my two youngest humans have shown empathy towards me. Most adults don't know how to manage that emotion.

I have an actual license to parent and I have to take continuing education to keep that license. I have so much information about kids in trauma and what to do in certain situations. What I learned from this day is that with all of that knowledge, I'm not exempt from bad days, I'm not exempt from imperfect parenting.