Originally written January 19, 2019 There’s a running joke in our family about all of the videos that Shane watches. He is a sucker for a funny, poignant, shocking, or ridiculous social media blast and the rest of us equally enjoy teasing him about it. In fact, we’ve even given his tendencies a nickname: the… Read more: The Rabbit Hole

One year ago today, we discovered a flood in our home that displaced us for six months and had us living in a construction zone for another four. On December 23, a blizzard hit our area and knocked out our power and heat. We tried to stick it out here but it got cold –… Read more: One Year

I’m feeling 23… 23 years of heaviness and 23 years of weight on me and my family. 23 years ago today, we lost my mom. She left suddenly and left a life sized hole in her wake, one that we’ve never been able – nor that we’ve ever tried to fill. There’s no way to… Read more: Twenty-Three

My son Finnegan and I finished our nursing journey this week after sixteen months. Like his brother before him, he nursed full time for a year, then we slowly weaned for the next four months. Though I intentionally weaned them, I didn’t force either of my boys to stop. I knew that I would know… Read more: Mama’s Voice