parenting

  • Highlights of 2025

    What positive events have taken place in your life over the past year? I saw this prompt, and my plan was to highlight all the positive things that happened this year, before year’s end. I have a massive backup on Google Photos of everything that happened (I take a LOT of photos), and a I… Read more

  • Cold & Flu Season

    My household has been under the weather these last few days, so I don’t have a well written story about something happening in my life right now, or an opinion piece on the state of the world. I’ve been so foggy-headed I’ve barely been able to eat or drink the way I should. I’m thankful… Read more

  • Parenting is a journey that never truly ends. My kids are now adults, but their lives continue to intertwine with mine. From guiding them through challenges to celebrating their successes, I’m proud to be a part of their lives in every way possible. Read more

  • My Special Boy

    When I had Felix, I pictured music lessons, school trips, and a life full of adventure. Instead, our world revolves around therapy, medical care, and constant supervision. I had to mourn the life I imagined for him, but what’s grown in its place is something just as powerful—a quieter kind of love that fills every… Read more

  • Profoundly Lost

    When Jason died, everything lost its balance. The life we had built—so carefully, so lovingly—collapsed overnight, and I was left standing in the wreckage with three children and no real path forward. I was heartbroken, exhausted, and completely out of fight. In that state, I went to Jason’s dad and laid everything out in front… Read more