Sometimes I’ll get caught in the “What if” cycle…… What if no one reads our blog? What if no one sees our posts on Instagram? What if our message gets lost in the giant vortex that is social media? What…
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I climbed up into the bed with her and snuggled in close. “Good night baby. Get some rest, we have a big day tomorrow.” “Mama, are you scared?” Callie asked me as she tucked her little hand into mine. I…
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“Do you want to cover it up?” I had taken Callie to a photography studio to have her six month photos done. We didn’t get to do new born pictures or even maternity pictures due to her early arrival and…
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I’ve talked about grief before….when you are a special needs parent, the grieving process is very unique. It’s not something that you deal with right at the beginning, work through and process, and then move on. It’s something that stays…
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We’ve had a lot more free time to do our walks and runs lately. We take daily walk/runs in our neighborhood. There’s an amazing back street that’s about a mile and a half long. It’s perfect for running–when I’m…
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We’ve called out shot and are happy to announce that we are doing our first 5K in December! We signed up for the Hollis Company’s Rise Run in December! We really wanted to pick a race that would be special…
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We were slammed by grief….but it was another family’s Tuesday. We were wrestling with the diagnosis of a chronic heart condition and pending open heart surgery…..and others were standing in line at Starbucks. We were spending the nights in a…
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I’ve been told sometimes I need to remember that our family is not the “center of the universe”. This normally is in regards to discussions about support, adaptation, and our explanations of why we do things a certain way with…
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“All they see is my leg.” Callie shared that with me the other day. She was frustrated about the fact that everyone’s eyes automatically go to her prosthetic instead of her face. I told her that was hard…..because that’s not…
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Sometimes I feel like it’s very easy to fall into the “victim” mentality. Especially with our situation. I mean how could I not? How could I honestly not look at all of the challenges we’ve overcome, all of the hurdles…
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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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