In one moment your breath was taken away, your whole world stopped spinning. I’m sure you can think of a moment like this, if not a few. Where you were living your life and in an instant it was completely different. But the funny thing is when this happens, although your life stopped, everyone else’s stays spinning. Everyone else kept on living, working, building families, relationships making memories. Some pause for a moment, to help you catch your breath. Hold you through

This is the best season of parent hood yet But the hardest You read that right. Half the time it’s a war You feel like you are tiptoeing carefully trying to avoid the next bomb that will set off a 20 minute tantrum. You reason, embrace, beg, barter, and sometimes scream or cry right back, desperately trying to get back to reality. And then they do something for the very first time And you watch them grow in pride as they recognize it too You see excitement over the smallest t

I spent most of the first days of my daughters life crying. First crying of happiness that she was here and healthy and then out of gut...

A year ago I was bitter, angry. I wrote a blog post detailing my one sided feud with God as I felt betrayed, forgotten, unloved by the...

“Do you think she going to be home for thanksgiving?” A question we asked ourselves time and time again over the last few months. The...

I have been taking a little haitus from writing. Not because of lack of desire, but due to lack of words. The whirlwind of the past few...

It is suicide prevention month. We are quick to share the number and say if YOU need help call this number or it gets better I promise ....

I started writing this post after my ectopic pregnancy. I planned on writing a motivating story about how I was able to get back into the...

After my first loss, I was in a state of shock, grief I had never imagined. I could not even think about our loss without bursting into...

Recently I have found it difficult to put into words the emotions I have been experiencing. Shocked, disappointed, devastated but at the...

Shawn and I met during a transitional period for me. I had just started my first semester of college, went through a break up with my...

Ever since I can remember, I’ve been busy, with multiple things to juggle. In high school I did sports, and worked during the summers. I...

I was getting ready for a weekend of fun at my cousin's bachelorette. As I threw snacks in my bag during a last minute shopping trip, I...

Two weeks ago, I had the privilege of traveling to Aruba for the week. I have been out of the country for a mission trip in the past, but...

Two Years Later, Looking Back On Our Covid Wedding Growing up I had always dreamed of what my wedding would be like. The wedding gown,...

"Ugh it's Monday" how many times have we all said this to ourselves or to others? After a weekend off every one dreads the morning of...

I was like many people a "natural blonde at birth" Had blonde almost platinum hair as a child, which brightened even more in the summer...

The first time I calculated this date, I was overwhelmed with excitement, picturing my swollen belly, wobbling around, saying things like...

Miscarriage and loss are not something that is easily talked about and is also sometimes something that society has decided is hush hush...