STOP COMPARING DEATH AND DIVORCE Please just stop A few weeks after my late husband passed away was my first preview into the competitive world of, whats worse, death or divorce and it made me infuriated Here I was, a […]...
WHEN YOU’RE OKAY The past few days I spent in my old town, just a few doors down from the house we lived in when he died This was also the house we brought our babies home to after their […]...
Nearly three years ago I married my now husband Keith and added two amazing kids to my life Keith, of course, added two kids to his life as well and we became a blended family of six It’s complicated, as […]...
He was one of the most important parts of my life for more than fifteen years We traveled, we explored, we lived and loved He made me his wife, and I made him my husband We welcome two beautiful kids […]...
Tomorrow I send my babies back to school…again It’s an exciting night for homes across the country, as kids prepare for a new year and parents trust their chosen school and teachers to help guide their children for a few […]...
TELL ME ABOUT MY DADDY… “Mommy, tell me about my Daddy please” She looked at me with her big blue eyes, and she didn’t falter It was the evening of her eleventh birthday, and the first time in eight years […]...
18 CRITICAL THINGS TO GIVE UP IN 2018 It’s the end of another year and time for those time-honored New Year resolutions We do it every year We promise to drop weight, get healthy, fix our lives in one way […]...
BEFORE THE NEXT STAGE It seems like yesterday that the doctor placed you in my arms and I fell in love You were, and still are incredible So tiny So innocent So perfect within your newness I didn’t know that […]...
MANGO LOVE!!! THE WORLD LOVES MANGO!! Did you know that MORE fresh mangos are eaten every single day around the world than any other fruit As an American that blows my mind Our country sees to be obsessed with bananas […]...
SENDING THEM TO SCHOOL, AFRAID It is that time of the year again The time when we send our children off to school to learn, to grow, to socialize, to develop mentally, physically, and emotionally School is not a replacement […]...
REPAIR OR REPLACE LIFE, LOVE AND THE PURSUIT OF PERFECT FLOORS After I married Keith, we moved to Montana from Arizona, and we built a sweet little house out on some land We wanted a place the kids could stretch […]...
THE #1 BEST THING ABOUT BEING WIDOWED! I’ll save you all the work of scrolling down through this text to find the answer to the teaser that is in the title of this blog The best thing about being Widowed […]...
