Today is Mother’s Day. It’s a day that I’ve been dreading on the calendar since January 12th of this year. My fiance, the man that I cannot wait to walk down the aisle towards in just four months, lost his mom that day. And having lost a parent, I knew there were going to be days where he would feel her absence more than others and Mother’s Day immediately jumped out to me as the first one. I Loved Their Love My fiance and his mom were close by any standards. It was one of the things that made me […]
Confessions
Grief -You’re Never Really Over It
We tend to think we’re handling things. We’ve got this grief thing down. We’re traveling in a neat straight line […]
My Body Is My Lifelong Journal: An Ode to the Tattoo
Tattoos, how I love thee, let me count the ways… I really could, but I won’t cause that would take […]
Grief and Celebration: Parenting a Child with Congenital Birth Defects
When you find out that you’re having a child with a wide range of congenital birth defects, you ready yourself […]
Thank Goodness I’m The Strong One
“Jeez, I’m in counseling,” he said loudly, pausing dramatically to let the declaration hang in the air for the third […]
I Was a Teen Mom Before MTV Made It Cool
I was sitting on the sandy floor of a hotel bathtub when I admitted to myself that I thought I […]
Why My Child’s Screen Time Is None of Your Business
My kid watches TV. A lot. As a matter of fact, so does my entire family. And I’m tired of […]
My Almost-Death and the Lessons It Taught Me
Not too long after I got re-married to an amazing guy, we and my ten-year old son decided as a […]
Living in a Conservative World, I Am a Liberal Girl
I had a cousin ask me what it’s like being a liberal in the South. She lives in Seattle, one […]
Taking My Life Back: Leaving an Abusive Relationship
“And so they lived happily ever after…” That’s what every little girl wants to have when she is growing […]
Rethinking the Mommy Wine Culture
I love my Facebook mom groups. I really do. They have saved me from feeling alone. They have given me […]
