changes...

Lots of changes have been occurring in our little family. This journey is amazing and scary, all at the same time.
I am learning how to balance being a mom, wife, daughter, friend, church-goer, all while continuing my passions and creating a beautiful home. 

Some changes are personal, but one change that I can blog about is officially resigning from my district. I started working there in 2010, and held two long-term sub positions in 2010 & 2011. Then I had two contracted school years from '11-'12 and '12-'13 school years. All of my time in this district was in kindergarten. 

It was a hard choice, but I received a letter that I needed to make that choice. Today I mail in my official resignation. 

While making this decision, I think I knew in my heart that I would not be going back for the time being. My place is here at home with my kids. And I am super fortunate to be able to do that.

I believe in family

How did we get here? It seems like only yesterday we were not parents but this is absolutely not the case. I am a parent, twice. I have two kids and they are in fact my world. I would do anything for them without a doubt. 
Being a parent is magical and miraculous. It is everything I dreamed of and nothing like I could ever even believe it would be like. 
I stand up for family.  Family of any kind. Family could be "typical", parents and kids. Family can be single parent or two moms or adopted or you and your pet.  Family is what you choose to believe it to be. Nobody can take it away. Your choice, your actions, your life. I choose my husband and our kids, this is my family. I choose are parents and siblings, they are our family. 

I believe in family. I would never have traded what I have right now for what I could've had before. This is my life and this is the road we have traveled.