Ready 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…
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Zambia Book Bags for Giving Tuesday
ContinueFor several Giving Tuesdays, I’ve partnered with World Vision and Thirty-One Gifts to bring awareness to different needs around the world. This year we’re looking at the girls in Zambia, who World Vision staffer Deborah Johns visited at their Chipapa Primary School, which is in a remote village 2 hours outside of Lusaka, Zambia. On her…
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Flats & Fears & Fun Things That Happen
ContinueIf you’ve read my blog for the past month or so, you know I have this irrational fear of something happening with our car tires while Sam is gone. If you’ve read my blog for the past 6ish years you know this isn’t something new. I’ve been worried about flat tires forever, having had my…
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Confessions of a {maybe} Hippie
ContinueA few weeks ago, I deleted (and deactivated) Facebook and Instagram off my phone. I didn’t say anything beforehand, but it was something I’d been pondering for a while as I found myself mindlessly scrolling through it without even knowing. For me, besides the mindless scrolling, it had to do a lot with how I was…
{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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