Living With – The Loss of a Parent

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?…

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Living With – A Child With Epilepsy

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…

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Living With – (And Owning) Mental Illness

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…

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Living With – A Child With FPIES

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…

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Living With – Deployment

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…

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Living With – Raising Grandchildren

   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…

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Living With – a Child with a Speech Delay

 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…

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