Last weekend we got together with my side of the family to take a big family photo. On the surface, it seems like a completely normal thing to do, but that is what made is so special. We took our photos, I complained about my kids not cooperating, later we went to dinner as a family, and then we went home… and that’s when it hit me… we took FAMILY photos! So what’s the big …
Author Archives: Danielle Nunez
As often happens, Elijah was crying when we pulled out of the church parking lot, but this time it wasn’t because he was leaving his Mammy and Pappy. It was because he was missing the “baptism show.” He kept saying something about sisters, but I was only half listening to him as I went through a mental timeline to make sure I could get everything done that day. As we pulled into the grocery store …
A mom looked embarrassed and frustrated as she searched for gifts to donate to a shelter. Her young son whined and cried, “I want that! Why do you have to give it to other kids? It’s for me!” The mom calmly tried to explain that these gifts were for children who didn’t have “ANYTHING,” then the little boy stared right into his mommy’s eyes and said, “You don’t love me if you won’t buy that …
February 22, 2012
by Danielle Nunez
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I keep replaying the conversation in my mind; on our way to breakfast, my husband brought up the lack of cleanliness of my car. I wanted to defend myself. In all honesty, I had every intention of cleaning it about a million times, but getting it done without the kids just never seemed to work out (so I don’t have to be at the car wash with three kids and three car seats). When he …
February 9, 2012
by Danielle Nunez
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My daughter needed me. It was the middle of the first quarter of the Super Bowl; our home was full of family, friends and people that I didn’t know yet, but wanted to get to know… but my daughter needed me. She came downstairs from her nap an emotional mess. She was fighting over toys and crying over the word “no.” She didn’t even respond to discipline. We made eye contact across the room, and …