Elevating
Yesterday, my girl pushed the elevator button for the very first time - at 14. While that may seem like an insignificant event for some, for her it was an unconscious shift that speaks volumes. For her entire lifetime, Mary Katherine has been terrified of elevators....
Speaking from the Heart
This weekend marked a milestone in my girl's life, the milestone that says she is ready, willing and able to embark on her own career. Or at least know that she can. On Saturday, 2 lovely young women and their mothers flew in from Utah to present Pawsitive Teams with...
Getting Back on the Horse
Sometimes it feels like my days are a stream of ups and downs, of feeling in alignment, out of alignment and then back in again. My commitment to staying positive and happy and balanced is often thrown off by my girl's resistance to all of the same. The key is for me...
Carving Out Me Time
As a mom, and particularly the mom of a child who has needed so much of me, I forget to take care of myself. Take my eyes for example. They have been really dry, and my doctor has recommended I take 5-10 minutes every day for a quick treatment. Guess who hasn't been...
Holding Space for Expansion
Yesterday, I pushed my girl and spent much of the rest of the day wondering if I had gone too far. I believe a mother's job is to see the potential in their children, then urge them on to things they weren't aware they could achieve. Was it too much? We went to get...
Soothing with Flexibility
This morning was easy. After so many years of school mornings being a race to get out the door and a battle to motivate my girl, the contrast of a peaceful morning was pure relief. Her new school, Fusion Academy, has a flexible schedule. Since mornings are tough for...
They passed!!
Channeling everything she has learned from Angel Faces, Mary Katherine brought her A game to today's Public Access Test. Her keyword was Powerful, and with that word she embodied bravery, strength, pride, confidence. After a near disaster practice yesterday, she and...
Exercising Our Brains
My girl has her big test tomorrow with her service dog, Atti. It's a public access test because after all, this is a special dog who can go where dogs usually aren't allowed, so Team Mary and Atti are held to a higher standard. After months of training and a bit of...
Caregiving Does Not Define Me
Today I realize fully and completely that I am finished with needing to take care of people. As I deepen my understanding of myself, I see that by taking care of others I have felt needed, worthy, validated, important. See, I really AM somebody, I told myself. But...
Climbing
New school orientation today. This is the school Mary Katherine chose, one that matches all that she desires. It's very different because she is, we all are, ready for big change. Last night's nervousness shifted to excitement this morning. She didn't even blink when...
