How Did you Get So Strong?
We get this question a lot. Most people who haven’t walked the same path that we have can’t fathom how we are able to withstand the storms that we have…… How we are able to keep getting up after getting…
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Callie’s First Horse Show
Callie had her very first horse show last month and I wanted to share the pictures. I really hope this blog becomes almost an online scrapbook for her in a few years, capturing the amazing memories, small and large. She…
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Farewell Summer
The end of summer is finally upon us…. This summer has been a kaleidoscope of brilliant moments combined with slow buttery sunsets. Incredible memories but also lots of sleeping in, eating ice cream, and pool time. It’s those times that…
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First Steps
It’s crazy to think that roughly this time frame, 9 years ago, Callie was being fitted for her very first prosthetic leg. We had to spend a week at the hospital in Dallas to teach her to how to walk…
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Dear Special Needs Mama
I see you. Trying to keep it all together while quietly falling apart. Holding on tightly to the string before it unravels and you are completely adrift. Grieving for the life you thought you should have had….all the while completely…
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In it, for the long run….
We are so excited to share that Callie was gifted a running blade this weekend! Thanks to a very generous donation from Endolite and the amazing partnership with our guardian angels, Justin and the Hanger Clinic, we were able…
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This Season…….
This season…….. We are learning to breathe. I feel like we’ve been holding our breath for the last 8 years with Callie. Waiting to see if she needed another heart surgery. Waiting to see if the surgery on her knee…
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Turning our Tests into our Testimonial
I used to struggle so much with understanding why we were going through the hardships. Why we had been picked for these struggles…… Why it was our baby that had to have open heart surgery…… Why it was our sweet…
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A Very Special Interview
I’m interviewing my very favorite person in the whole wide world today……. This girl. Mama: “So Callie, is it ok if I interview you for the blog? You can share some of your thoughts with all of our friends!”…
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Our First Few Days…..
“It’s her heart.” That’s what the doctor said to us when they all gathered into my hospital room shortly after giving birth to Callie. They tried to explain the intricate surgery she would have in 4 short days. Tried…
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