This post was made possible through my affiliation with the Tommy Mommy blogger group. Materials mentioned were provided free for review. It has been a year of loss and change for my family and using books to talk about our feelings is one way that really helps my children. It Will Be Okay is a… [Read More]
At 9:04 A.M.
Tomorrow at 9:04 am, I will have spent 41 years here on earth. It will also be the first time in 41 years that my phone won’t ring at exactly 9:04 am. It was her thing. Her way of celebrating me. When I was little, she let me stay home on my birthday. If my… [Read More]
Operation Christmas Child – Teaching Our Children to Give
One of our annual traditions is to pack a shoebox for Operation Christmas Child. My kids absolutely love to walk around the store trying to find little trinkets to fit inside their box. It also leads to really great discussions about poverty and how people live in other countries. It also helps the kids understand… [Read More]
The Creeping Pain of Pregnancy Loss
I have three children. Three beautiful, amazing, wonderful children here on earth. I have others on the other side of the rainbow. Each successful pregnancy bookended by loss. Except the last. I knew after he was born that my journey with infertility and loss was over. He was the bright ending to 10 years of… [Read More]
Book Praise: Share a Blessing
Disclaimer: I am a Tommy Mommy and I receive products in exchange for my fair and honest reviews. All opinions are mine and reflect my families real life use and opinions. Sometimes, in the dark, in the grief, it is hard to figure out a way to bless someone else. When Tommy Nelson sent out… [Read More]
Gifts from the Past
It has been a long, draining and emotional week. Last Thursday I flew to my home town with the only responsibility to finish cleaning out my Mama’s house. All of the generic stuff had been boxed up and donated. What remained was all the heart and soul of my childhood. My pictures, baby book, first… [Read More]
What I Will Miss Most
It has been a month since my Mama danced her way into heaven. I am certain she entered heaven dancing because if there was music playing (and the Bible tells us there will be), my sweet Mama was dancing the tango. She didn’t really know another way to get around. As a kid it embarrassed… [Read More]
A Pocket Full of Mustard Seeds
For the last month or so, I have been letting my oldest son sit in the front seat of the van during our 10 minute morning commute. Normally, he is in the “way way back” playing on his Ipad or reading a book. Conversation is at a minimum because we basically have to yell at each other and he says “huh” a lot,… [Read More]
Remembering – 18 Years Later
There is something completely unbelievable in knowledge that 18 years have passed. Truthfully, this May 15th has kind of crept up on me. I wanted to write something that meaningful, fresh but I have been so wrapped up in the long a dreadful process of my Mom’s move to hospice that I am just not sure I have… [Read More]
Memories to Last a Lifetime
In June of 2010, I was on vacation with my family. I had just come in from the beach and received a call from my Mom that they had found a spot on her lungs. She once had been a heavy smoker but had quit for about 20 years. The ominous spot required further testing…. [Read More]