<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[When I Grow Up Adventures, LLC]]></title><description><![CDATA[When I Grow Up Adventures inspires children to dream big, believe in themselves, and discover their Awesome Me.]]></description><link>https://www.whenigrowupadventures.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 04:32:19 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.whenigrowupadventures.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Grandma Has the “C” Word: Children &#38; Grief]]></title><description><![CDATA[“Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.” ~Dr. Seuss In May of 2022, my mother told us that her stomach was bothering her. My mother hardly ever got sick, so at first, we weren’t alarmed by her complaints. More importantly, it never crossed our minds that it could be something life threatening. However, on September 27, 2022, the dynamics of our family changed FOREVER! My beautiful mother, Cheryl, was officially diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. From the...]]></description><link>https://www.whenigrowupadventures.com/post/copy-of-grandma-has-the-c-word-children-grief</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a569d45544d46f2bb48b147</guid><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 04:14:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/87191a_fdc6496f62f441d38e26c205b78d82f9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_750,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>By Shyla Kemp</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[YoYo: How Pet Therapy Saved Me]]></title><description><![CDATA[“Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.” ~Anatole France Daughter. Sister. Wife. Mother. Grandmother. Friend. On December 2, 2022, Cheryl Yolanda Jones-Kemp went to heaven. Nothing can prepare anyone to watch someone that you love more than life take their last breath. It’s a pain that can’t be described in any language!! How do you continue to live? How do you smile again? Even as I write this, I’m still trying to process that my beautiful mother is no longer...]]></description><link>https://www.whenigrowupadventures.com/post/yoyo-how-pet-therapy-saved-me</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a569d45544d46f2bb48b148</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 04:17:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/87191a_b0ca3a956e4149fb91475d28ee7515e8~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>By Shyla Kemp</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Always DREAM: Cultivating Your Child’s Purpose]]></title><description><![CDATA[“Imagination is everything. It is the preview  of life’s upcoming attractions.” ~Albert Einstein God, what is my purpose? I asked this same question year after year and truly felt God was ignoring me (lol). But the intensity of this question started to weigh heavily on my heart. I knew that being a licensed clinical social worker wasn’t my ultimate purpose and that it was only for a season. As the days turned into years the weight of being a social worker started to take a toll on my...]]></description><link>https://www.whenigrowupadventures.com/post/always-dream-cultivating-your-child-s-purpose</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a569d45544d46f2bb48b14a</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 05:19:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/87191a_c90bf89901ba4092944a0429572c5a21~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>By Shyla Kemp</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>