“Where there’s a will there’s a way.” “You always have a choice.” “Choose joy.” Y’all know me. I will be positive and optimistic til the day I die. It’s how I live my life, it’s the lens I look at…
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I used to wonder if it was jealousy. Was I jealous of the other families? The ones that were “normal”? The ones that had kids enrolled in all the activities–sports, cheer, dance, and track? Was I jealous of the complete…
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Talking about inclusion today….. Especially if you are the parent of a middle school girl. What we’ve noticed since Callie has started middle school is an almost “quiet bullying.” The girls are not overtly mean to Callie. They don’t push…
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I was told my whole life I wouldn’t be able to have a baby due to my Type One Diabetes. And so when I got pregnant, I felt like finally……this was going to be my redemption story. After years of…
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I don’t have any happy, joyful, beautiful newborn pictures with Callie. I don’t have any pictures of her nestled up on my chest after giving birth. I don’t have any pictures of her with James after he cut the cord….
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I remember being at the pool this summer and Callie taking off her prosthetic. She doesn’t swim in it (obviously) and I heard the mom next to me on the chair mutter under her breath “Geez a little warning would…
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One day I’ll tell her how hard it was. How completely and utterly heartbreaking it was. How I couldn’t figure out which way was up, what we were going to do, or how we would figure it out. One…
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As we all get into the back to school mode…… We want to remind you that in addition to the anxiety of starting school in person again, there’s the added stress that some families face–how are the kids going to…
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I always wonder if we made the right decision. Ten years ago we were faced with an impossible choice. Put our baby girl through multiple grueling surgeries in an attempt to fashion a viable leg for her…… Or do an…
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Sharing some fun facts about prosthetics legs!! 1. There is no such thing as one size fits all. Each prosthetic is custom made for the individual. Callie can definitely wear hand me downs–in clothes, but not prosthetics! Prosthetics are custom…
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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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