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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We are asked all the time “How Can We Help?” Our daughter Callie is a lower limb amputee that walks with the help of a mermaid print prosthetic running blade. She also has a chronic heart condition called Tetrology of…
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I don’t think I have the right words to describe how I felt last night. Last night was Callie’s first dance recital with CBSA’s production of The Nutcracker. I pretty much cried through the whole thing. Seeing our baby girl…
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I had to politely explain the difference between diversity and inclusion to someone the other day who ignorantly told me… “All dance studios are inclusive.” Um no. We had one studio that flat out told us Callie was not welcome. …
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We’ve had a few questions recently about Callie’s amputation surgery so I wanted to share a little more about it…… We made the decision to do her amputation at 18 months. By then, she had recovered substantially from her heart…
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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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