by Ivonne Rivera-Newberry | Sep 11, 2021 | Life
Most people remember where they were and what they were doing when they heard about the attack on our nation in New York. I was attending a CDC training in Palm Beach County, Florida. We heard about a “plane crash” over lunch but that was it. As I drove...
by Ivonne Rivera-Newberry | Jul 20, 2021 | Life, Parenting
Summer of 2021 has been full of travels to colleges for Justin. All have promising programs for mechanical engineering. The very last one was John Brown University, a Christian university in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. I distinctly remember telling him, the night before...
by Ivonne Rivera-Newberry | Mar 10, 2021 | Faith, Life
For the past several years I began the practice of reviewing the year just finished and thinking about areas of focus for the future. I would also come up with a theme for the year and a cover image for my disc-bound planner. The image for 2020 was five loaves and...
by Ivonne Rivera-Newberry | Jun 26, 2020 | Life
Jason went on a run Tuesday evening and returned with this little fellow. On his way home, Jason heard peeps and watched as a gaggle of ducklings were trying to get close to their mama….but she was smashed and dead in the middle of the road. Jason ran over and tried...
by Ivonne Rivera-Newberry | Jun 10, 2020 | Life, Parenting
Can’t believe we are already in June!! Where did May go?? Some big things happened in May. One of those big things is our kids completed the school year…. with all A’s. Looking at their report card, you wouldn’t know that anything happened. They both...
by Ivonne Rivera-Newberry | Feb 26, 2020 | Life
When I run a brush through my hair…this is what I get!! LOL!! As a little girl Isabel called my curly hair “crazy” and would say, “mama I want crazy hair like yours.” Gotta love the stuff kids say:) And no, I did not order coffee looking like...