You can’t ask people that. You just can’t. It’s way overstepping personal boundaries. You’re trying to take a peek into their emotional vault. If people really wanted to talk about what it feels like to lose a loved one, they’d already be doing it, right? This is what ran through my head when I first thought about putting the loss… Read More

In elementary school there was a kid that was a grade or two above who had epilepsy. I remember so clearly a group gathered around him one day on the playground, then slowly dispersing with horrified looks on their faces. He was being helped off of the ground by a teacher. The kids who saw it were describing his seizure… Read More

Have you ever had a really bad headache? Like really, really bad? I think everyone has at one time or another. Chances are, though, unless you have been diagnosed with migraines, what you felt was just the tip of the iceberg compared to what someone who suffers from chronic migraines endures. Or, maybe that’s why you’re reading this. You, too,… Read More

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. I haven’t been shy about bringing up my struggles in former posts, but I wanted to reach out to someone who has been truly outspoken about their own battle. While I received so much positive feedback and support after I talked a little about my depression, I know using the term “mental illness” somehow… Read More

An empty plate. That’s all I could think about as I read Joy’s story. Her child has FPIES, a condition that must affect every moment of every day in her family’s life, never knowing what might set it off. I thought that I would have a fear every time I set a plate of food in front of my daughter…. Read More

Another Veterans Day has passed. We recognize and celebrate the men and women who have defended our country, and all of our freedoms. We recognize their sacrifice, and that of their families. Wait. I don’t think we ever recognize the families. At least, not like we should. I actually don’t hear it mentioned much at all. There are mothers and… Read More

   I am an old mom. I started having my kids later in life. I think all the time about what age I’ll be when they hit certain milestones in their lives, wondering if they wait to have children as long as I did, will I even know my grandchildren? I see younger parents doing things with their children, and… Read More

 My little Sunshine said “fart” tonight. This was a big moment for our family. Because our child has a speech delay.   If you read my About Me page, you know that Viggo is 2. He just turned 2 this month. I’ve called him Sunshine from almost day 1. He just always has this beautiful light coming from him. His round… Read More