Connect What is the most rewarding part of being a mom?

Raising my boys and witnessing them become the most empathetic, kind and gentle humans to others. I know my husband and I are raising respectful boys with their tender hearts and loving, smart minds make me so proud to be their mom every everyday.

What is one memory of your kids that you will never forget?

We took our kids to the zoo once and saw a man in a wheelchair. With them growing up with a mom with a disability, they seem to have more of an understanding of differences in people in their young age. Of course, out of curiosity they asked me what his wheelchair was for and I explained to them it’s his way to get around just like mommy does with her crutch and my oldest smiled and said “that’s beautiful”. He will never truly understand how much hearing that meant to me.

What would you do with $20,000?

I would invest a portion of it into each of my kids college funds that were started for them when they were born. The other portion I would spend on taking my kids on their first trip to Disneyland.