Explaining tragedy to our children
As numerous tragic events keep unfolding around the world, I have been spending some time trying to wrap my mind around life as we know it. While I hold tight to my family and friends, I can’t help...
View ArticleOh Motherhood
It’s been awhile since I’ve written a post on motherhood, and it’s usually in these times of quiet that I find myself struggling. Who am I to write about parenting when many days I go to bed feeling...
View ArticleAn update on “Time Shared”
I have edited this post quite a few times in hopes that I say all the right things and protect everyone involved. I walk a fine line with this subject and while I love sharing my story with you all, I...
View ArticleGoing easy on myself and being thankful
I feel like it’s been forever since I’ve let you in on what’s been going on in these parts. I apologize for that. The truth is, I’ve found myself taking a step back on social media the past few weeks...
View ArticleI am in counseling…
**I started to write this post on Saturday, but let it sit in my archives while little voices in my head told me not to click publish. My goal is to bring awareness on this topic because I know there...
View ArticleMy first mammogram at 30
I am a worrier by nature. If you know me personally or have followed my journey here for some time, you’d know that I have an anxious heart. I tend to take things to the worst case scenerio and work...
View ArticleOn Bullying…
With motherhood comes peoples opinions, advice, and what they know to be true. Some things you take to heart and watch out for, and others you sweep under the rug. One thing I’ve heard on repeat since...
View ArticleOn fear
photo credit: Bows & Arrow Photography I’ve come to realize that fear is something I struggle with. Fear of the unknown. Fear of death. Fear of what other people think. I was sitting outside...
View ArticleRed Balloons for Ryan
I woke up today with news that is every parents worst nightmare. My real life friend of Baby Boy Bakery lost her 3 1/2 year old son tragically on Friday after being struck by a truck. Friend or not,...
View ArticleOn Co-parenting
I am always in awe when I see two set of parents, no longer together, that can be friends. You always want what you can’t have, and for me, this is most definitely something I strive for. Even if it’s...
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