Tuesday, January 28, 2020
Junior Prom dress shopping
The day we've been waiting for! Finally! Prom dress shopping!! It's a day we've been talking about for years as we would walk by the prom gowns in the window at the mall. Just crazy that it's really here. And when you have a gorgeous figure like my Julia...every single dress looks AMAZING on!
Three stores later...she found her dress. She knew the second she put it on. Funny how yellow wasn't really in the running (more like baby blue, pale pink and champagne) until she walked out in this...
Such beautiful details. The pictures don't even do it justice! It's GORGEOUS!!
Friday, January 24, 2020
Purest love
"When you are looking at your mother, you are looking at the purest love you will ever know."
- Charlie Benetto
- Charlie Benetto
Thursday, January 23, 2020
Ask Your Teenager
This is so relevant right now. When Julia was hurting over a recent breakup to a very tragic suicide of a high school senior this week at my children's high school.
Ask Your Teenager, “What Will Your Recovery Be?”
A mom of five kids (all teenagers) once told me that something they discuss a lot in their home is RECOVERY.
Her husband’s big question to their kids is, What will your recovery be? He tells his teenagers, “You’re going to make mistakes, and hard things will happen, but what will your recovery be? How will you respond when things don’t go as planned?”
I love this concept because it’s so relevant, especially to teenagers. More often than not, this is the season of life when adult-sized problems, disappointments, and heartbreaks begin to manifest.
An accident they didn’t see coming.
A romance that ended with tears.
I’ve read many articles – I’m sure you have too – about the importance of cultivating resilient kids. I’ve heard it said that today’s children often have high performance skills but low coping skills. Their talents and achievements are off the charts, yet when it comes to the interior stuff, that inner grit that helps them handle the unexpected twists and turns of life, it often doesn’t develop to a mature level.
I’m all for resiliency, but I don’t like watching the adversities that build resilient kids. I don’t enjoy seeing my kids or others face bumps in the road or mountains they must climb that put their character and resolve to the test.
The truth, however, is that pain serves a purpose. The obstacles our kids face today often prepare them for future blessings or open doors they don’t see coming. God comforts them in their pain so they learn to comfort others. Whatever happens, good or bad, can be used to grow God’s kingdom and draw hearts closer to Him.
The first stage of recovery is rarely a pretty sight. It is often messy and unpredictable, even for parents, who are often caught off-guard by how emotional and sad we feel when we see our child struggling.
I believe that helping our child recover begins with compassion and sensitivity. It means comforting them, crying with them, and confirming we’ll walk beside them. Whatever the next steps are, we’ll join them on the journey. They don’t have to travel alone.
The next step is to instill hope. To give them something to cling to and remind them how the pain they feel is temporary. It won’t last forever, and things will get better.
No human is guaranteed a problem-free life, and what every child realizes at some point is how fragile life can be. How bodies, hearts, and spirits can break from one terrible event, one devastating conversation, one poor choice, one bad performance, one blindsiding betrayal, or one painful punch in the gut.
We can’t always prevent the trials our kids face, but we can significantly influence their next chapter. We can empower them by asking, What will your recovery be? How will you make the best of this situation? What choices will you make from here that keep you moving in the right direction?
And then, we can celebrate their recovery. We can applaud them as they move forward. What happens in recovery is what builds grit and character. This is where resiliency grows as kids dig deep to find new strength.
Wounds in the process of healing are different than wounds that have already healed.
Ultimately, our favorite stories to tell are the battles we survived. The scars that prove what we once endured before emerging on the other side.
Watching our kids face trials can be heart-wrenching, but these events can also lead to our proudest moments in parenting. Through recovery, we learn what our kids are made of, and we equip them to feel proud of themselves as they courageously move forward to begin a new adventure full of hope, potential, and promise.
Ask Your Teenager, “What Will Your Recovery Be?”
A mom of five kids (all teenagers) once told me that something they discuss a lot in their home is RECOVERY.
Her husband’s big question to their kids is, What will your recovery be? He tells his teenagers, “You’re going to make mistakes, and hard things will happen, but what will your recovery be? How will you respond when things don’t go as planned?”
I love this concept because it’s so relevant, especially to teenagers. More often than not, this is the season of life when adult-sized problems, disappointments, and heartbreaks begin to manifest.
An accident they didn’t see coming.
A romance that ended with tears.
A mistake they’ll always regret.
A dream that didn’t come true.
A curve ball that changed their plans.
A setback that felt like punishment.
I’m all for resiliency, but I don’t like watching the adversities that build resilient kids. I don’t enjoy seeing my kids or others face bumps in the road or mountains they must climb that put their character and resolve to the test.
The truth, however, is that pain serves a purpose. The obstacles our kids face today often prepare them for future blessings or open doors they don’t see coming. God comforts them in their pain so they learn to comfort others. Whatever happens, good or bad, can be used to grow God’s kingdom and draw hearts closer to Him.
The first stage of recovery is rarely a pretty sight. It is often messy and unpredictable, even for parents, who are often caught off-guard by how emotional and sad we feel when we see our child struggling.
I believe that helping our child recover begins with compassion and sensitivity. It means comforting them, crying with them, and confirming we’ll walk beside them. Whatever the next steps are, we’ll join them on the journey. They don’t have to travel alone.
The next step is to instill hope. To give them something to cling to and remind them how the pain they feel is temporary. It won’t last forever, and things will get better.
No human is guaranteed a problem-free life, and what every child realizes at some point is how fragile life can be. How bodies, hearts, and spirits can break from one terrible event, one devastating conversation, one poor choice, one bad performance, one blindsiding betrayal, or one painful punch in the gut.
We can’t always prevent the trials our kids face, but we can significantly influence their next chapter. We can empower them by asking, What will your recovery be? How will you make the best of this situation? What choices will you make from here that keep you moving in the right direction?
And then, we can celebrate their recovery. We can applaud them as they move forward. What happens in recovery is what builds grit and character. This is where resiliency grows as kids dig deep to find new strength.
Wounds in the process of healing are different than wounds that have already healed.
Ultimately, our favorite stories to tell are the battles we survived. The scars that prove what we once endured before emerging on the other side.
Watching our kids face trials can be heart-wrenching, but these events can also lead to our proudest moments in parenting. Through recovery, we learn what our kids are made of, and we equip them to feel proud of themselves as they courageously move forward to begin a new adventure full of hope, potential, and promise.
Saturday, January 18, 2020
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
Sunday, January 12, 2020
Weekending
Starting line up...
My handsome boy #31...
He played AWESOME last night!! Made incredible saves! North vs. Mansfield 2-2...
2-2 Final. Hard fought by both teams. Nick Longa opened his account with a huge goal in the 3rd.
#13 Dennis Morehouse 🚨
#7 Nick Longa 🚨
#31 Nick Digiacomo 🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔
The Rowdy Crowd made this feel like a home game. Outstanding.
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Article from the local Hockomock website. So happy his coach recognizes and acknowledges his hard work and talent...
“He
made some big time saves,” McManama said about Digiacomo. “Even on the goal
they scored, he might have made three unbelievable saves right before they
scored. The kid just works so hard at it. He waited for so long, it means a lot
to him, he cares about it, and it’s great to see him having success.”
--------And so it begins...trying on Junior Prom gowns. She looks like a princess. Sadly I wasn't there but I will take her too and enjoy every second...
Thursday, January 09, 2020
Devils Hockey Night
Last night at the North vs. Attleboro hockey game (which we won 3-2) the Devils Hockey program honored all the senior boys from North and Attleboro that had played in the program. It was bitter sweet.
Wednesday, January 08, 2020
She's carrying on
I showed Julia this quote the other day when I had an awful weekend and I knew she was hurting...just to show her that we just need to get up and move on and trust that everything will be OK...
I didn't know she was really listening...until I walked into her room this morning and saw this...
I'm so proud of Julia. She is beautiful in every way possible. She will carry on. And it will be beautiful.
I didn't know she was really listening...until I walked into her room this morning and saw this...
I'm so proud of Julia. She is beautiful in every way possible. She will carry on. And it will be beautiful.
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