Daily Dose of Mom

All parents want to support their children’s development. Parents must get involved with their children and support them on their life journey.

From Struggle to Strength: How One Chicago Mom Built ‘My Family’s Village’ to Uplift Families in Need Who would have ever thought a little black girl who grew up in the housing projects on the south side of Chicago would have her own non-profit organization one day? Who would also have a master's degree in Social Work while working towards pursuing her PhD? Unfortunately, my aunt did not think so.  She always made me believe that her children were better off. She believed bec

Sounds obvious, but for me it recently rang especially true. I remember anticipating the day my youngest child would be graduating from high school and moving on to college. I believed that this would be my time of freedom

Recently, I went on a three-day silent meditation retreat. No talking, no communicating in any way, no reading, no writing – that is all part of noble silence taught in Buddhism. I loved not talking – no chit chat, small talk over meals; no explaining myself, or talking about myself; no being bombarded with a lot of noise coming at me or the din of 100 voices talking at once – just silence.

As a pediatric nurse practitioner, I’ve seen a lot in my 30+ years of practice. I’ve seen babies born, children get sick and get better, and I’ve seen children die. I’ve seen more of this than most people see in a lifetime, many lifetimes.