Violet and I sing the songs from our nightly ritual then I give a little update on what we have been up to. 

"Raise your words, not your voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder." -- Rumi 

One of my biggest struggles as a parent has been learning to avoid yelling. Tonight I go over an article found in Today's Parent called 10 Proven Ways to Finally Stop Yelling At Your Kids (by Lisa Kadane) and talk about the ways I have learned to calm down and even avoid temper tantrums all together. 

Poem by d.a. Levy from Tombstone as a Lonely Charm ( found in The Outlaw Bible of American Poetry. )

Finally the fog is lifting and I am here to chat with you tonight about getting through the holidays as a single mom with depression and the ways I was still able to make it special for her.