Anger Today Chris had appointments with the pulmonologist for the first time, and then his allergist, whom we’ve been seeing for forever. The appointments went well, as well as they could have gone. We are making strides to figure out the cause behind everything. It’s Read More
Category: Mom Truth
Struggles in Faith
Struggles in Faith Being a mom to special needs children and medically complex children is exhausting. It’s lonely. It’s draining. You have so much on your shoulders. You have the entire world, or what feels like it, resting on your shoulders. Your children depend Read More
EOE Heartache
Heartache Chris has been having a really hard time with his EOE. He is old enough now to realize he’s different, and that he can’t be like the other kids. He is realizing that he can’t have the food everyone else can have, and Read More
Personal Recap
Putting Myself First This year has been difficult to say the least. There’s been a lot of ups and downs with Chris. There’s been a lot of ups and downs personally. There’s been a lot of change in myself and outward appearance of Read More

To the Me that Used to Be
A Letter Dear Me that Used to Be, I see you there, in the back of my mind. You are there, and will always be there. I sometimes pretend I don’t remember you, but you are always there. You show up in times when the Read More
The Struggle
Wanting to be a Mom I’ve always wanted to be a mom, always. When I was 4, my preschool had one of those super adorable questionnaires about my favorites. They asked my favorite color, my favorite food, what I don’t like, and what I wanted Read More
The Brewing Meltdown
Meltdowns I knew the meltdown was coming. I just knew. Zach had done a lot of social activities all weekend. He had been in a really good mood, and normally that really good mood comes crashing down at the worst possible time. Kasey left Friday, Read More
The Unspoken Monster
Unspoken Shame This is hard to admit. I’ve shared parts of it with my friends, but I’m putting it out there for the entire world to read in hopes that I can help someone. I have post-partum depression. Yes, even though Ben is 2, I Read More
I’m a Bad Friend
Wow, this is hard for me to admit. I like to think I’m a good friend. I strive to be a good friend every day of my life. I have a village of friends, either real life or online, who mean the world to me. Read More