Mrs Porch Presents | 40 Days of Blessings

Day 1 ♥ Wednesday, February 22

I am so blessed to be surrounded by amazing coworkers who support the mission of the agency & as a result, support our many families. Jeanette, Roxanne, Naima, Kim, Lisa, and all of the rest -- you're the best!

Day 2 ♥ Thursday, February 23
I am blessed to have a job that challenges me each and every day. It feels good to know that there is still room to grow.

Day 3 ♥ Friday, February 24
I am blessed to have the opportunity to travel to Reggio Emilia, Italy to study early care and education. There are not words to describe my excitement.

Day 4 ♥ Saturday, February 25
I am blessed to have a daredevil father who will take me out on the snowmobile trails and open it up to 50mph with me! What a rush!

Day 5 ♥ Sunday, February 26
I am blessed to work with an amazing & insightful teacher who gives each day and her children 100%. Shawntay, you are truly inspirational to me.

Day 6 ♥ Monday, February 27
I am blessed to have a warm, safe, and comforting home in a city that encourages me to grow.

Day 7 ♥ Tuesday, February 28
I am blessed to have a brother who is successful in most everything he attempts. I'm so proud of him & his upcoming graduation from law school. Fancy pants.

Day 8 ♥ Wednesday, February 29
I am so thankful to have a new home that offers us a new adventure in a fun and lively neighborhood! We're excited!

Day 9 ♥ Thursday, March 1
I'm thankful for new opportunities and paths that are presented that I never imagined. It's an exciting time in my professional life & I can't wait to see where this path leads.

Comments

It is not 1950; I do not vacuum in pearls.

Hi, it's me - I know it's been a while, but I've been deep inside that bubble I mentioned when everything first happened in November 2020 and I am starting to emerge having done some serious healing and navigating within the trauma of being a suicide survivor and a sole parent. This has nothing to do with that though. I'm dumping this thought here because I need it documented: You know how the conservative crowd tends to use "Well I don't have any children, why should I help pay for the schools?" and "People are just too lazy to work, I don't know why we need social services to help people pay for their child care and food?" I'm noticing those are the same voices I hear in restaurants complaining that there are no servers. No bartenders. No one available to change their oil or to do other trade work. And no one to watch their children. The CEO of the company I work for posted a big response about how child care is the gatekeeper to folks...

Momma K

It's true. I love my mom. She's my best source of advice & wisdom, even though it took me roughly 20 years to figure that out. I just wanted to take a quick second and thank her for all that she's done for me and especially for the things she didn't do for me. =) I wouldn't be the person I am today without her. Love you mom! We're pretty fabulous, no?

That time we sold our house.

Porch, Charlotte, and I are excited to share that we are moving! If you follow us on Facebook, you know that we put our house up for sale on Thursday. By Saturday afternoon, we had 3 offers on the table and we accepted! I can't even begin to express our shock, our joy, our excitement, and our nervousness about the months ahead. We put an offer on a house closer to my new job as Charlie attends the center and being closer means that Porch can drop her off on my early shift (6am-3pm) and pick her up on my late shift (9:30-6:30pm) so Charlie isn't spending all of her waking hours in child care. We're ridiculously excited, yet cautious. The new house has 4 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms and is begging for a series of updates. There are a number of projects that await us but we're so excited to call this new place home and to make it into something that's truly ours. A home we can grow into. A home we can share with our family over the years and create ...

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