Getting to see the joy, actions, and confidence my children have in any of their accomplishments after working really hard together to get to that goal. The laughter, happiness, and love my kids exude on a daily basis make every good and bad day so much better.

Motherhood has taught me to be patient and be present. It’s taught me to slow down and not compare myself or my children to others. It’s given me the gift of learning to focus on my littles, but more importantly, to focus on my relationship and role with each of my littles, and for that, I’m so grateful. It’s taught me that sometimes you just have to throw the rubric out the window, ignore the outside noise, and just listen to your intuition and to the needs of your child(ren).

$20,000 would be hugely impactful on our lives. We would put a large percentage of that money away into their education funds, as education is so vitally important for their futures. We would use the remainder of that money to continue our family goal of exposing them to different cultures and areas of both the country, and the world via travel.