September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
The color is yellow. It’s the color of sunshine, flowers and honey; a happy color. Maybe that is why it is the color used to raise awareness for children fighting cancer. Children should be living happy, carefree lives, not spending days in bed, sick from chemo, in pain and weighed down by the fear and worry cancer brings. Cancer is something no one should have to deal with, especially children. It is heartbreaking. And the children and parents who are fighting or have fought this battle are some of the strongest people there are. I can’t even write this much without tears. Often, we feel powerless and don’t know how…
{BE} Beautifully Empowered
When I started Beautifully Quaint I had women like me in mind. We are women in the thick of it, with careers, marriages, children, and we are dealing with tough decisions, divorce, deaths, aging parents and so much more. We need support and encouragement! Then I thought, what about our daughters? How can we raise our daughters to be wise, independent, compassionate young women? What can we do to help them learn from our experiences and give them a good foundation for their own lives and unique struggles? I decided to start a branch of Beautifully Quaint for young women. Beautifully Empowered (BE) will be for young girls 12-22. These…
Adoption
Adoption is a big decision. It is exciting and scary, and complicated and beautiful, all at the same time. There are a lot of reasons people think about adopting a child. It could be the desire to have a family amidst fertility issues or lack of a spouse. Maybe it’s that you are filled with nurturing love and feel called to love the children who need a home. Whatever reason, the decision to adopt comes with a lot of questions and concerns. My hope is that this article will be a starting point for some of you who have entertained the idea of adoption. I hope some of your questions…
