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We got Callie a little sign for her room that says “Different is beautiful.” It sits right next to her unicorn figurine on her dresser. We’re at the stage where she doesn’t want to be different. She wants to blend in. We’ve…
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Your mind will always believe everything that you tell it. Feed it faith. Feed it joy. Feed it with patience. Feed it with humor. Feed it with trust. Feed it with miracles. Feed it with wildflowers. Feed it with laughter. Feed it with song. Feed it with sunsets. Feed it with…
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One of the best parts of my job is that I get to share my “patient” story with our teams. Today, a good friend asked me to speak at his town hall and it couldn’t have come at a better time. I…
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Moms are supposed to do all the things….and do them well. “Good” moms are good at everything….or so I’ve always thought. I had to ask myself….why am I doing so much work and letting the things I love slide? I’m constantly…
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Life is not perfect. Life is messy, complicated, perfectly imperfect. And that’s what makes it beautiful. Callie doesn’t need a perfect mom. She needs to see me struggle….so she can see me overcome. She needs to see me fail….so she can see me improve.She…
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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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The other day when we came home from the gym, Callie says to me…“Mama, when people look at me, they don’t look at my face. They look at my leg first. Always at my leg first.” It hurt. She’s ten so…
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What do you want to be when you grow up?The older I get, the more I realize the answer shouldn’t be one word. What do I want to be when I grow up? Someone that’s brave. Someone who’s confident in her body…
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This week, a substitute in Callie’s PE class looked at Callie’s prosthetic leg and told her she can’t be runner for the game they were playing..I’ve been told my whole life things I can’t do. I can’t play sports because of…
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The struggle was real this morning. Callie did not want to get up. Did not want to go to school. Did not want to eat breakfast. And apparently thought that M&Ms were a healthy option for an after breakfast dessert. So…
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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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