Life after loss with autism, preemies and a rainbow baby
I just finished the book Not That Kind of Girl: A Young Woman Tells You What She’s “Learned” by Lena Dunham which was mildly exciting because there’s raging controversy about the book right now and I usually don’t hear about controversy until Cliff Notes are available. This time I was actually reading the book that was the center […]
I have spent a lot of time thinking about the “what if’s” in life. Probably too much time. With each challenge life has brought I have wondered “what if.” What if my daughter didn’t have to struggle with autism? What if all three of my triplets survived? What if my pregnancies were easy and full […]
2012 marked five years of blogging for me. It was my first year where I took my writing outside of this space to new places like SheKnows, Childswork and Still Standing Magazine. Writing is healing and breathing and freeing for me and I couldn’t imagine doing anything less with those hours I squeeze into my […]
My little McKenna is such an old soul. The older she gets the more it is clear she understands things that can’t quite be put into four year-old words. She often says things that make me want to freeze the moment, etch her words in my mind and search for a frame exquisite enough to […]
I am twisting on a sippy cup lid and gulping coffee because I have two asking for breakfast and a camp lunch that may have to be packed using my feet. Two days ago I was in New York, a manicurist asking me what design I wanted. “Design? Is there a plain color I can […]
I’ve been in a strange space lately or maybe for months. I haven’t written Funny or Silly in ages and sometimes I feel bad just writing through grief. Like maybe I’m selfish with this place and should be handing out laughter instead of tissues. But I think our Winter is finally ending or maybe I’m […]
I’ve been gluten free for at least five years now. I’d love to say that I’ve adjusted and don’t miss a good loaf of bread. But realistically I’d still hug a hot pretzel if my stomach wouldn’t feel the effects of it for a week. I miss all kinds of carb-filled foods but over time […]
Before I began blogging I wish I had known how life-changing it would be. I used to be very timid in my writing, I was careful and deliberate and thought more about the reader than about what I actually wanted to say. Grammar has always been my strong point and I would get caught up […]
My daughter was born loving pigs. When we look back and try to find a time when her love of pigs began we really can’t find one. From the time she could talk she talked about pink piggies and soon after asking for one as a pet. Many years later and she’s asking for another […]
I was looking through my photos and there seems to be a bit of child labor going on around here… they grocery shop, they dress each other, they even fill pot holes. So where is their mother? Well she is certainly not texting, tweeting, emailing or blogging if THAT is what you were thinking.
