Heartbreak and parenting. There is not one without the other.
Warning- this post gets preachy, sentimental, and down right tearful. Some sing through their sadness, paint or go running. I write. So read and bear with me. Get a latte, a cocktail, whatever- this is...
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Rainbow Goblins and Holes in the Sky
I think of what life would be like if something happened to my children or my husband. Like a hole in the sky. I was just picturing how life seems normal, the usual everyday grind, but for those...
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RTLF #15- Siona’s Story
I had mentioned last week that I will do a series of stories for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. I’m reading Mary Tyler Mom’s account of her daughter Donna and their journey through her cancer. She...
View ArticleGuest Post- A brave friend
Today’s post was not written by me. This is a true account of a friend of mine and her fight to keep her friend alive. You see, I know of suicide. I know children of parents that have committed...
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Reason To Live Friday #26 – Still trying to find happy
There’s a lot of folks out there that are sad. Sometimes I’m one of them. But my sadness comes and goes. I’ll watch news coverage of a young child’s funeral in Connecticut and burst into tears. I’ll...
View ArticleI’m tired…
I’m tired of cancer and its selfish f*ckery. I’m tired of writing posts dedicated to those who’ve lost loved ones to this disease. I’m tired of hearing about young people taken too soon. I’m tired of...
View ArticleBiting my tongue
You know what’s coming up don’t you? I’ve been dreading it. Not like the 20 sets of parents are dreading it, no. But dreading it. The anniversary of Sandy Hook will be Saturday, December 14. I know...
View ArticleRemembering Sandy Hook
I originally wrote this post last year. We can’t forget that horrible day. We can’t forget those beautiful children. We must think of their parents and the hole in their families with them gone. In...
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