Confession of a SAHM

When asked what I do all day, I just point to this little human running around. I often want to follow up this response with if you really want to know lets ask my witnesses:  The dirty dishes – They’ll share I keep my family fed and manage to get creative with...

Self awareness

It’s as if I woke up one day and all of my senses were heightened. As I greet myself a new day arises and the cold hits the bottom of my feet as they touch the floor. The sound of the birds outside my window were louder and I’m feeling a soft stillness as the leaves...

Hello 2021

“I am no longer accepting the things I can not change. I am changing the things I can not accept”-Dr Angela Davis As I go into a new year I’m learning to take every moment as a chance to grow. Although, a calendar year shouldn’t be any different, life is always...

2 years ago today…

2 years ago today, was one of the happiest moments in my life. It was the day my SONshine came home. He pulled his monitors off 𝕝𝕚𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕪  and we turned the page on another chapter. As I reflect and look back on the pictures all the emotions resurface. He has changed...

Pivot

I hear my mother tell stories today of my childhood that I recall but my memories of them are different. I remember shopping at the same stores as my friends but, what do you mean we shopped on the clearance section?! I didn’t know there was a difference! She had a...

Boxes

Our child has given us a new set of boxes to check and a new stack of forms to fill out and sign. Waiting in rooms filled with anxiety as we try and recall all the dates and events so the paperwork is accurate. We definitely a season where our local hospital knew us...