I was making a new recipe for dinner recently and it required me to mix cornstarch with some water so I could add that to a sauce as a thickening agent. No big, right? Little did I know this recipe would lead to a complete emotional breakdown. When Molly was undergoing active treatment for her leukemia she[...]
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I have a lot of conversations with people about what to say to someone going through a hard time (and sometimes what not to say). It is partially my story, partially the fact I’m a pretty open book about struggle, and partially I just have one of those personalities that makes people want to tell me things (it[...]
When someone receives really difficult news, a life altering diagnosis, or suffers a loss there are a lot of things we tend to say that we just simply shouldn’t. After sitting on this post for literal years, I am sharing some of the words and phrases that were most difficult for me to receive after Molly’s ca[...]
My kindergartner is smarter than me. No doubt. Or at least at (almost) six she’s already handling life transitions, major stress, and new experiences far better than me. I’ve spent the last two weeks watching her walk straight into kindergarten without even a glance backwards. She has handled it with so much[...]
Pretty much if you can name an emotion, I’m feeling it right now as we approach the first day of Kindergarten. I’m so excited to see Molly go to kindergarten. I know in my gut it is going to be so good for her. I trust that she is going to fall in love with school just like her brother. I can’t wait to w[...]
Today’s post may be a little controversial in that I think it is a trap most of us have fallen into at one point or another, but I hope it at least offers a perspective that’ll make us pause the next time we mindlessly utter the phrase “kids are so resilient.” One of my biggest pet peeves that has deve[...]
Hey friends! Today’s post is a little delayed because I received some really deflating news about my hip yesterday and I needed to be able to process it with Dan last night instead of preparing a post to go live. But I am hoping to get back to regular scheduled posts moving forward. Thanks for your patience ove[...]
From the Archives: 4/6/21 Dear Dan, Jack, and Molly, When I think back on the past year I am filled with so many emotions, but overwhelmingly I feel pride. I am so proud of how we have all come together to take on all of the struggles and obstacles this past year. I know I have learned and grown more this y[...]