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On riding my roller coaster
I want to make a little clarification. As many of you know, the past few months have been a complete roller coaster for me. Happy one minute, sad the next. Angry. Defeated. Confused. Panic....
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On being a stay at home SINGLE momma
headbands: Lillybug Lane, blouse: Top Shop, skirt: Shop Kempt, belt: Gap, bracelet: Christine Marie Studio Since day one, I have been a stay at home momma to Miss L. I have yet to miss a milestone. I...
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My story: Part I
{via here} This post was one of the more emotional ones I’ve sat down to write. I’ve been going back and forth with what events from the past 6 months I want to share, and how vulnerable I want to...
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5 years later
Death is a concept, I am not sure I will ever fully grasp. While there is nothing more certain to life, it’s easy to shun the idea until we are forced to meet it head on. Never before have I felt the...
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My Story: Part II, Beyond the Picket Fence
If you haven’t read part I, start here. They say time heals. With every passing day, with every tick of that clock, wounds heal, and happy falls into place. Rewind to December 2011, and I wouldn’t...
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Blogging Friendships
One of the many blessings that blogging offers, is the friendships that you may not otherwise had. No matter where you live, the blog world brings together like minded people that somehow come full...
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“The Talk”
I knew the day would come sooner than later, that I would need to explain to Landyn the dynamic of her family and what makes us different. But not a second later, did I realize that in fact we arn’t...
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A year in review: Where I am at
I’m back! The holiday’s proved to be harder on me than I had imagined, so I took a little breather… With the closing of 2012, I have been compiling a year in review of sorts in my head. A mental...
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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...
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Oh 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...
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An 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...
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Going 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...
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I 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...
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My 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...
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On 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...
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On 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...
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Red 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,...
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On 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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