I was so hopeful we’d have a good first day… my oldest child was starting Kindergarten! We have been talking about school for weeks – how fun it is, how he’ll meet so many new friends! We breezed through the assessment and orientation, and BB was excited! I even displayed an uncharacteristic amount of organization […]
Gratitude
Tweet I have been thinking about this particular post and wanting to write it for so long, but the right words seem to elude me… but I do not want any more time to pass before I express my sincerest and deepest gratitude to those friends, family, and strangers who went out of their way to […]
Insomnia
I am so tired but I can’t sleep. I’ve had this issue all week. This is the first time in my life that I’ve had any problem sleeping, and I don’t like it. I cried for Kathryn tonight. I haven’t cried about her in a long time, but tonight, as I lay my head on […]
Words of Wisdom… out of the mouths of babes!
It amazes me sometimes how much wisdom children and young adults have within them. Just recently a 16 year old girl has written a short poem that truly moved me. If you’re new to our story, you should know that we lost a 2 day old baby almost eight months ago due to a terrible […]
In Sickness and in Health…
My husband and I made vows to take care of each other in sickness and in health, til death do us part… but never imagined that we would face the sickness and death of our infant daughter Kathryn. A marriage is tested day in and day out but the stress placed on my husband and me […]
Mamas, Don’t Let Your Kids Grow Up to be Haters!
If anyone has a good reason to be angry, it’s me, (and anyone else that has lost a baby or a child) but I don’t want that kind of energy in my life. I still have three little people that depend on me. And I set the tone for their attitudes and behavior. Also, I […]
And the winner of the "NOT the Mother of the Year" award goes to…
Yep, you guessed it! ME!!! Have you ever seen a scene in a movie or a cartoon where there is a robot that is getting way overloaded with information and his head starts steaming and vibrating and spinning and eventually explodes? That is how I feel some of these days. Wound up tight… rubber band […]
Happy Father's Day!
It’s been a crazy few days and although I had hoped to post every day, life just gets in the way sometimes! I am happy to say that today felt like a normal day. Other than a brief moment of sadness when I gave my husband his Father’s day gifts, (which included some pics of […]
Happy Father’s Day!
It’s been a crazy few days and although I had hoped to post every day, life just gets in the way sometimes! I am happy to say that today felt like a normal day. Other than a brief moment of sadness when I gave my husband his Father’s day gifts, (which included some pics of […]
The Day After Yesterday
I felt the love and concern in response to the launch of my blog yesterday. Not only from friends and family, but from strangers and new friends that I have made through this experience. This experience has shown me that people can be so generous and kind. I am going to dedicate an entire post […]
6 Months Ago Today…
At 8:53pm tonight, it will be exactly six months since I held my beautiful Kathryn as she took her last breaths and returned to God. There’s not one second of any day that I don’t think about her and miss her, that I don’t feel cheated out of something, that I don’t wish that I […]
Is it weird that I post under my deceased daughter’s name?
Maybe so… but there is a reason. (There usually is a rational reason to every act others find strange!) I wanted to be able to be open and honest in this blog and to be able to keep it open to the general public. I have a personal blog about my kids and family that […]
Open for business!
Well I have started sending out my blog site to my closest friends and family… I was nervous about doing this since it is such a close look into my world, but… we have to start somewhere, right?? Please feel free to comment, to follow, to subscribe, and even to share. I also am open […]
I am TI-RED peeps!
Do you ever feel like you are trying to hold the weight of the world on your shoulders?? I feel that way today. It feels like there will never be a day when my life is organized and not chaotic, when I might actually be able to manage my many roles – mother, wife, cook, […]
