Tutorial links to make DIY sleeping mats for the homeless::January 15

How to make plarn (plastic yarn) tutorial (click here)

And a DIY tutorial to crochet the sleeping mat (click here)

♥ Melody

Jessica Kimberly Ann::January 8th 2016

A few months ago I wrote of a transformation going on in my family.

I told Jared's story, of how since puberty, "he" had felt like a "she". Well, today in the eyes of the law, she is a "she".

Jessica went to court today with her attorney to petition the judge to change her gender markings and her name. The judge approved it based on evidence from Jessica's gynecologist & therapist.

So, as of today, January 8th, it is official: I am the mother of a beautiful daughter named Jessica Kimberly Ann.

I am so proud of her for being brave enough to become her authentic self and to do it with the grace, poise, and kindness that she has always possessed.

I love this child with all my heart; I always have and always will. Her heart is the same heart; her spirit the same spirit; her personality the same personality. While there are a great many changed, there is the foundation that has always been there, and I am very grateful for the patience and respect she has had for me and others as we grow alongside of her.

♥ Melody