She was a hope. A dream. A wish. A thought. An idea. A silent prayer that I had tucked away in the deepest part of my heart. And then in an instant, she was a tiny little fuzzy image on…
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The thing about grief is we are all terrified of it happening to us and we’re devastated when it does–and then we go out of our way to pretend neither one of those things is true. In the days after…
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Sharing our visual “scrapbook” for 2020. One of my goals for this blog is for it to be a virtual scrapbook of our adventures for Callie. Something that she can look back on and be reminded of all the love,…
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Dear Mama, I have a special job for you. I’m going to send you a warrior princess. I’m going to make her look like her Daddy. Have your nose and the same sunshine spun through her hair that you do. …
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Until you’ve strapped a bullet proof vest over your spouse. Until you’ve kissed them goodbye in the morning and didn’t know if they would come home safe. Until you’ve attended a funeral for a coworker who died in the line…
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Sometimes I feel like I’m holding my breath. Waiting for the other shoe to drop. Afraid of getting too comfortable in our ever day life…… Because I know just around the corner is another trauma waiting to knock us on…
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As a mama of a special needs warrior, I’ve talked about grief many times. I read a quote the other day and it stuck with me–not because it’s applicable to us, but because the opposite is….. Grief is intense homesickness,…
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“He signed up for this job.” That’s usually the rebuttal when you try to talk about the overwhelming responsibility police officers have to deal with. This is usually when someone with zero knowledge about police procedures tries to arm chair…
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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…
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We’ve seen a lot of back and forth about the different ways to cope during the pandemic/quarantine. There’s one theme that is very positive, productive, goal-getter oriented. The other one is more reflective, introspective, and slower paced. I’ve seen both…
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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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