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...

Some days you start off with a memory that moves you. Last night was a long night with new neighbors upstairs in the apartment. I was...

I am so tired. I won't lie. Life has not been easy for the past 21 months and 7 days. It has been a long struggle and a battle that has...

There are so many things that I have thought about since Adeline was taken from us. One of the biggest things has been why? Why my little...

I want to start with the acknowledgement that this post is going to be different than most that I post. I think that it is important to...

I don't know where to begin or what to say. It has been 548 days that I have had to keep living without the littlest love of my life. 548...

Summer is my very favorite season. I love the warmth and I love that the sun seems to mostly be shining. In the past one of my favorite...

I can't believe that it has been so long since I have held you in my arms my precious sweet girl. I can't believe that we are ending...

In December of 2014 I took Adeline on an amazing birthday adventure alone to California with just my mom and me. We went to Disneyland,...

The past week has been filled with so much. So many big things and I have really been struggling with how to process the big feelings....

Well, it's been a busy few days. First off, I took my FOS exam last Monday. It is Tuesday night and I still don't know if I passed or...

I have to admit that coping mechanisms are not my strong point. I am never going to be able to fully comprehend the why's and the how's....

I am learning where I excel. There are so many areas of life where I have felt that I have failed or where I have felt like a failure,...