5 years ago. My sister’s first pregnancy was like a stab in the heart. Not intentionally of course, but it seemed to come so soon after I lost Ben, that I didn’t know how I would handle it. For the first while, it was okay, she could tell me about her experiences and I could …
This is my Pride. It took a lot of years, but then this lady happened and suddenly everything made sense. I was no longer ashamed or worried about what people would think. The door opened to a world where love is just love, and families and just families, and I get to spend every single …
And of course, tomorrow was different. Hours after posting my last entry, I had a conversation with Jess where I asked her to remind me that when I’m struggling like that, that the best thing I can do for myself is to take 15 minutes to just sit and write it out. Thoughts that are …
Today I was, once again, reminded that life can sometimes throw you incredible curves and that within mere moments everything can change. While I’m at home tonight feeling very grateful that our scariest moments with Lily ended happily, my heart is with other people and hoping that, for them, tomorrow is a better day. Tomorrow …
So Lily has glasses. Sorry, let me rephrase that, Lily is rocking glasses. During her eye surgery last year, our ophthalmologist was able to get a better look at Lily’s eyes and after our follow-up appointment a couple of weeks ago, she told us that Lily was probably a bit near-sighted and recommended that we …
February is Heart Month – the month that celebrates love also takes a little time to bring awareness about CHD (Congential Heart Disease) to the forefront of people’s minds. Yesterday my Facebook page, twitter feed and blogrolls were all filled with people sharing their experiences – hopeful experiences. I struggled all day trying to figure …