Kim Nothdurft
Things to do in Greer, Arizona with kids this summer
Greer, Arizona… Have you heard of it?
Greer is a tiny town tucked back in the white mountains surrounded with aspens, ponderosa pines and spruce trees. If you aren’t looking for it, you will go...
Parent to Caregiver: A Gilbert Special Needs Mom Reflects on 20 Years of the...
When you become a parent you accept the reality that you are now responsible for this child, this person, for the next 18 years, at least.
You expect the first few months (years) to...
One Gilbert Family’s Make-A-Wish Story
It was a perfect warm Arizona evening when the Make-a-Wish Arizona team came to our home with balloons and card that said “We are here to grant Lily’s wish!!”.
Our daughter, Lily, was born with...
Open Adoption: This is hard, this is heartbreaking and this is the best thing...
Adoption is beautiful, adoption is love, adoption is complicated, adoption is recognizing loss, honoring the biological relationships and holding space for all the feelings that come from all the emotions adoption brings to the...
Dear Mom of a High School Freshman
Back to school excitement feels similar and worlds apart from your tiny kindergartener to your big high schooler.
The nerves are similar for both parent and child.
The excitement is similar. And mostly the feeling of...