Teaching Gratitude

Until we adopted our kids, I never really considered gratitude as something that needed to be taught. My parents instilled gratitude in our lives from the time we were born, so it felt natural to me to be thankful. Going through the adoption process opened my eyes to how gratitude is not intrinsic, and it…

Christmas Cookies and a Snow Day

One of my favorite parts of the holiday season is cookies. Getting snowed in here in Virginia has given me an opportunity to play around a bit more and get excited about some holiday cookies. Today, I decided that we needed some spicy ginger cookies to compliment the cold, snowy weather. When my husband told…