Pet loss is always hard. As difficult as losing a pet is, pet loss with children is worse. Hashtag parenting is hard. If you have been following our little preschool chicken farmers on Instagram, then you already know the sad news that hit our household last week. My Sunshine is still recovering from the loss … Read more
Every year that we honor my son on his birthday, the grieving is different. I never know what to expect. Except the sadness, I always know the sadness will be there. I wanted to share his story with you this year, on his birthday. But I’ll be honest, I wasn’t ready. It was just too … Read more
It’s getting to be late October and I have already started to have flashes of my November waves. Every fall, as the leaves change and weather cools, I start remembering. November is my son’s birthday. He would have been 6 this year. He would have a head full of yellow hair, like his little brother. … Read more
You should know the drill by now.. here’s all the info on why I’m free writing for 5 minutes every day this month! Embrace GO I had a rare, long drive this week by myself. I had received some really good news before hand. It was the kind of news I would tell my grandmother. … Read more
There was a time when I didn’t know if I would ever have childhood memories to capture. I clearly recall sitting at a friend’s rehearsal dinner watching a slide show of the happy couple. I was 5 months pregnant with our second son just 9 months after losing our first. With tears just behind my eyes and a smile on my face, I … Read more