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Sunshine and Storms

April 21, 2020 in Lifestyle, Sentiments - No Comments

We are a family that believes you can balance the light and the dark.

Joy and grief.

Happy times and challenging times.

Sunshine and Storms.

What’s key though, is how you react during those difficult times.

When you are faced with a challenging time, do you sit down?  Complain?  When a storm comes, do you spend your time bemoaning the fact that you don’t have an umbrella?  Do you spend all of your time wishing things were different, blaming others for your problems, and expecting someone else to save you?  Do you lash out at others who plan ahead and have an umbrella?  Do you spend all of your energy in fighting against reality? Do you whine about how the storm is going to affect YOUR commute to work, YOUR time, and YOUR life?

Or, do you look up at the sky and acknowledge it’s raining.  Realize that you have absolutely no control over the fact that it’s raining.  Do you accept that life brings storms and that some of them might be little rain showers and other ones will be major Category 5 hurricanes?  Do you find ways to find the rainbows in those storms?  Do you find ways to be grateful for the rain boots that you do have?  Do you think of ways to get yourself out of the storms path? Do you share your umbrella with your neighbor because they need it more than you do?  Do you have patience because you know that every storm eventually runs out of steam?  Are you the lighthouse during the storm?  Shining your light so others can find their way to safety?

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Your best self?  It doesn’t come out during those joyful happy times.  Your best self shows up during those challenging hard times.  It comes out during the midst of heart ache and hardship–because that’s when we are GROWING.  That’s when your true grit and substance is revealed.  That’s where you find the person that you truly were meant to be.  It’s in those hard times that we become resourceful.  We fight.  We do things and take on tasks that we once deemed beneath us.  We think outside the box.  We work twice as hard and twice as long.  We do things that we thought were impossible before.  We get creative.  We collaborate.  We pick up the sword and save our selves.  We make moves–because at that point in time, anywhere is better than staying stuck in the darkness.

Persevering through a storm, is an opportunity for you to give hope and perspective to others who think that they can’t survive it.  Even more so if YOU are the one that thinks its impossible to survive it.  And when the storm passes, and the quiet returns, we realize…we could have never become who we are today without the struggles of our past.

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Jaime

Hi everyone! Thanks so much for stopping by! My name is Jaime! Wife to my better half, James, who is my moon and all of my stars. We are parents to our little warrior princess, Callie Grace. We started this blog to share our journey as we navigate through our crazy beautiful life. Callie is a lower limb amputee and I am a Type One Diabetic. We are hoping to change the face of beauty one step at a time! We hope by sharing our story, you leave with a little bit more inspiration and hope! Thank you so much for stopping by and joining our tribe!

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Jaime

Hi Y'all! My name is Jaime and it's so nice to meet you! Welcome to The Princess & The Prosthetic! This brand is inspired by my daughter Callie who is a lower limb amputee. We're dedicated to inspiring others to embrace their own perfectly imperfect fairytale. We advocate for people with disabilities and hope to inspire everyone--regardless of ability--to love and accept themselves just they way they are! I am a story teller at heart and this blog is a virtual scrapbook of our crazy beautiful life. You're in the right place if you are a huge book nerd, drink coffee like your life depends on it, and run on dry shampoo and Amazon Prime. We live a semi-crunchy lifestyle but still love a good Texas BBQ. Inclusion is our love language. You can find us either on the archery range, at the stables, on a hiking trail, or walking our rescue dog, Jack! We are so grateful that you’ve found us—welcome to the fam. Read More

Jaime

If I do anything as a mother........
It will be to make sure she knows that she is loved beyond measure ✨️✨️✨️

#ksmomsday
Slice of life.....

Spring Potting

New Workout Space

Grounding + morning coffee + vitamin D

Puzzles + Coffee

Farming co-op pick up day

Life After Gluten 

25lb draw + 50 meters

ERG Mixer

Board of Directors meeting

Walks on walks
Sharing all the beautiful things that happen when you set (and hold!) a boundary!

#boundaries #boundariesarehealthy #toxicfamilymembers #toxicfamily ##toxicrelationship #toxicrelationshipsurvivor #relationshipadviceforwomen
SIXTEEN YEARS......

It's a lot of showing me what a mature love is...
Laughing so hard at your jokes, I pee my pants.
Making me feel gorgeous when I roll out of bed in your oversized academy tee and a messy bun. 

It's a lot of pushing me to be 1% better every day....
Believing in me when I have nothing left in the tank.
Couch dates, the space in-between my fingers that your hands always seem to be, and pulling me back to bed pleading for just five more minutes. 

It's a lot of when I doubt myself, you walking side by side with me through the darkness....and quietly pointing out the places I shine the brightest. 

It's a lot of choices, promises, commitment, and loyalty. It's a lot of stolen kisses, inside jokes, and catching your eyes on me from across the room. 

It's a lot of work. Long walks with the dog on Sunday. "I'll be late. I love you." texts. 

It's a lot of five page love letters in a world full of status updates, dream come trues, and waking up next to you. 

It's a lot of falling in love with each other's chaos. Conquering our demons and wearing our scars like wings. Unpacking childhood wounds, setting boundaries, and seeing each other for the perfectly imperfect humans that we are. 

It's a lot of sighs, eye rolls, heartaches, and comebacks. Wiping away tears and promising to try again.  Wanting to be close instead of wanting to be right. It's a lot of grace and forgiveness.  Healing and inner work.

It's a lot of figuring out if we're wild wrapped in fragile or fragile wrapped in wild when it comes to our love. Because in some ways, this feels so incredibly strong--unbreakable. In other ways, I want to fiercely protect this beautiful, delicate, amazing once in a lifetime thing at all costs from the world. You and me, baby. Always. 

And as we go to sleep tonight, my head tucked neatly into your shoulder....
Every thump.
Every drum.
Every pump of your strong steady heartbeat....
Reminds me of one thing. 

Home.
Home.
Home.

Happy Anniversary ❤️
I started to feel off in the fall of 2022. I couldn’t sleep, was so tired during the day that I could barely finish my work, and felt hungover every morning even though I wasn’t drinking alcohol at the time.

I was also experiencing strange heart flutters, anxiety, brain fog, difficulty concentrating, cold intolerance, headaches, joint pain, weight gain, and many other vague symptoms.

Over the last almost two years, I've visited a number of doctors, including a cardiologist, an endocrinologist, and my OBGYN. Every test came back "within" normal ranges.

It was gently suggested that I was "getting older." 
And that maybe it was just "stress." 
And that maybe if I "ate less and worked out" more, I could lose the weight.

Several of the doctors were very dismissive and tried to tell me this was just a part of getting older. 

And frankly, I felt like I was going a little crazy. Was I over-reacting? Was I imagining it? I started to question myself.

But I wasn't over-reacting. I know my body better than anyone else. I've lived in it for 42 years. I know when something is wrong. I know how I was feeling, and as a last-ditch effort, I made an appointment at a hormone clinic.

This week, I finally got an answer.

I was diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder called Hashimoto's disease. It's a disease that damages the thyroid, a gland that releases hormones that control metabolism, growth, and a number of other bodily functions.

Needless to say.....I'm glad that I never gave up advocating for myself. I'm glad that I didn't take the first doctor's response at face value. I'm glad that I continued to ask questions, get blood draws, and ask for clinic recommendations. I've glad that I have an answer, a path to take, and a treatment plan.

Am I heartbroken? Yes. On one hand, I want to ask the universe why it continues to give these health challenges to me. When is enough....enough?  Cancer?
Type One Diabetes AND Hashimoto's Disease? One is hard enough, and right now, two feels insurmountable.

On the other hand, I know why.

It's because I'm strong enough to handle it.

#hashimotosdisease
#hashimotosthyroiditis
#hashimotoswarrior #autoimmunedisease #autoimmuneprotocol
I'm super excited to announce that I've joined the board of directors at @opentrailranch !

O.P.E.N Trail is an amazing organization that provides equine assisted services to children and adults with physical, cognitive, and emotional challenges in South Texas.

We have been part of the OTR family since Callie was five years old so I could not be more proud to be stepping into this position.  I believe in the importance of the work that they do and, more importantly, have had a front row seat to witness the impact of the work they do in the lives of their participants ✨️🐴🐎✨️

#equinetherapy #equinetherapist #therapyhorse #horsedoftexas

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