“She’s your only one?” “You didn’t want anymore kids?” I never know what to respond to those questions. We both wanted a large family–we both grew up with siblings. I’d always imagined a loud, rambunctious, crazy household full of babies….
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This piece is based on a love letter that James wrote to me when we first started dating. We took pieces of the letter and created this piece. For most of my life, my diabetes was a…
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Callie and I were in the checkout line at Target the other day and I looked behind me. I haven’t seen him in 10 years. He looked the same as he did that day in the hospital. I wondered how…
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We had the honor of going to Camp No Limits Texas this past weekend. Their mission is to educate, empower, and support individuals with limb differences. We were so lucky to receive a scholarship for our whole family from Hanger…
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I wish we had a live in photographer…..Hear me out. This morning we were making breakfast and “Everything’s Going to Be Alright” by @kennychesney started playing. James grabbed me around the waist and started dancing. We spun around the kitchen a few times and…
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Someone asked me the other day if our life was hard because of my diabetes and Callie’s health challenges. I didn’t know how to answer it. How do I say that our lives are completely different than other peoples?That we faced challenges…
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I lost my cool with Callie this morning. It definitely was not one of my finer moments and I sat in the car after drop off and cried. I know being a parent would be challenging especially with all the hurdles our…
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They don’t tell you about the grief that you experience after you have a baby with special needs. We read all the parenting books, went to all the baby classes, and “baby proofed” the house. We had checklists and To…
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Hi Y'all! I’m Jaime, a proud working mama, author, girl boss and wifey to an ultra-adorable husband. I am a huge book nerd, I drink coffee like my life depends on it, and run on dry shampoo and Amazon Prime. Leopard print is my favorite color. I am a story teller at heart and this blog is a virtual scrapbook of our crazy beautiful life. I'm a Type One Diabetic and our little warrior princess Callie is a lower limb amputee. By sharing how we’ve chosen to flourish in the garden we’ve been planted in, we hope you can take some small nuggets of hope, inspiration, and laughter. We are so grateful that you’ve found us—welcome to the fam. We embrace our perfectly imperfect lives and don’t let the doctor’s appointments, spreadsheets, speaking engagements, 10th birthday parties to plan, housework or date nights overwhelm us. Those things are just the beautiful reminders of all the blessings in our lives. Read More
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