Dear Sweet Adeline, I hope you know how hard I am trying, even though I feel like I am failing in so many ways. I feel so broken and so...

I guess I knew that I would be broken after losing Adeline. From the moment they looked at me with tears in their eyes and said I'm...

Today the song Turn! Turn! Turn! by the Byrds has been on repeat in my head. I am feeling so connected and grounded lately which is not...

The new year used to signify new beginnings, things I wanted to change and ways that I felt that I could be a better version of me. I...

Three years....how has it been three years since I last heard you tell me you loved me and that you were the luckiest little girl in the...

I am realizing that the holidays will forever be a perpetual struggle for me. I am so sad right now and I just can't shake the feeling...

As I sit here tonight on the eve of what should be a celebration of your 12th birthday, I feel heartbroken and anxious and full of a...

The past few weeks have been busy. Until last night, Shane and I had not slept in the same location in a week. It was crazy! The waves of...

I feel like I just have so much to say about grief and life after losing my little love. Not a day goes by where I do not feel such...

Every day since the day that I was told that Adeline was no longer with us has been a storm in some way or another. I will never forget...

Lately, I have been thinking a lot about how I am a grieving mother. Forever, for the rest of my life, I will always have I am a grieving...

I am struggling with things lately. I feel like I should be doing more on here and I have so much to update and share with the world, but...

Adeline was love. The thing that I hear the most when I talk to those who knew her is how much they loved her, how loved they felt by...

WARNING -- I AM SHARING PICTURES OF THE FIRE DAMAGE TO OUR HOME. PLEASE TAKE CONSIDERATION WHEN READING THIS POST! I would suggest when...

With each ending of the school year, so many emotions play out. I am so thankful for the healthy three children that I have. I don't ever...

Lately, I have been thinking about how proud of her family Adeline was. Adeline always wanted to be our family cheerleader and she...

One of the greatest blessings for me today as a mom whose child has gone way to soon is to hear her stories shared. I had a VERY rough...

Well, I have been awful lately. I will admit that when my grief is big, I struggle to do the things that make it better. I have missed...

Today I received the best gift, a story about my girl that I had not yet heard. A story about a broken shelf. I was visiting with her...

So, I have entered into the new year wondering many things. I have gotten to a point where I need to admit when I cannot do something. I...