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...

(This will forever be your picture from your last birthday. I remember this day as if it were yesterday and I would give anything to go...

There are so many parts of our life that are changing that it can feel so overwhelming when I think about it. We did not just lose our...

It never ceases to amaze me what crushes me with the pain of grief. Some days it is something big, a memory that an important date is...