Johnson's Baby Cares Helping Children with Care
This past Mother's Day was incredible. The day before, I witnessed my oldest, Jake, marry his high school sweetheart. It was a week of crazy emotion. Of course I was joyous, but there's a place in your heart as a mother that seems to take you on a journey of memories when events like a wedding take place. Jake and I had lunch one day before his wedding and it was truly a time of reflection. Growing up, I encouraged (okay, sometimes I demanded) my children to participate in anything and everything. There were two summers that Jake was a volunteer Jr. Life Guard. Trust me, he hated every minute of it, but it taught him work ethic and that sometimes it's okay when things are quiet. We spent a lot of time doing Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts. Here, Jake grew as a leader. He learned to problem-solve and motivate others, and as a family, we spent a lot of time doing service projects. We also traveled a lot. Together we had the opportunity to see Hawaii twice and all but Jake enjoye...