Picture of me in Rwanda on a safari, 2022 I stopped blogging because I couldn’t write about it all anymore. There was too much. I was too overwhelmed. Bella was too old. Everything felt too broken. My blog started as something about me, as a mama floundering through sleepless nights, rough pregnancies, and then unimaginable…
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I Did It
ContinueA little over three years ago, I told all of you I was going back to school. That my trip to Zimbabwe had changed my life, and my look on education and I wanted to do something with that. I switched my nearly completed teaching major to one that focused on psychology and religion, and…
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8 Years and I Finally Figured Out How to Design My Own Blog
ContinueI’ve written in this space (well, this and when it used to be Hormonal Imbalances) for 8 years this month. This blog is just slightly younger than Bella. O_o And in all that time, I’ve never actually re-done my blog theme/colors/headers from start to finish. REMEMBER THIS?! In the way old days when I used…
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Where It’s Led Me
ContinueReady for some I can hardly believe it news? I’m the new editor-in-chief of Still Standing Magazine. Still Standing is a collaborative online site for parents/grandparents/family members who have experienced the loss of a child. It’s also an amazing resource for healthcare professionals and friends of those grieving. It was founded in 2012 by Franchesca…
{About Me}
Sam and I have been married since I was 19. He was 20. He's an OIF, medically retired veteran of the Army and Marines. We have 5 children - Bella was born in 2009 after a rather bumpy pregnancy and her first year was mostly crazy reflux. Preston and Julian, my identical twins, were born at 20 weeks in 2012 and lived only a few hours. Kaden was born full term in 2013 seemingly perfect, and at 4 days old he was found to have cardiomyopathy due to ciHHV-6. He passed away at 3 weeks old. Charlotte was born in 2015, and was a complete surprise to us. Each of them have changed our lives completely.
Currently I'm in school to become a counselor who focuses on trauma and grief.
I love Jesus - even though sometimes I get really angry and upset at the way our life has gone. I hope through my faults, insecurities, snarkiness, selfish nature, and general mess - my love for Christ and His work in my life shines through in my story.
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