Bereaved and Blessed

892 Days

March 7, 2018

My anxiety has been higher lately, than it has been in a while. I’ve determined it would help me to simplify some of my daily routines. I am letting go of some things that may’ve once served me, but now seem to take up more time than they are worth. That letting go includes creating […]

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Today You Are Fourteen

October 2, 2017

Stop the world Take a picture Try to capture To ensure this moment lasts We’re still in it, but in a minute – That’s the limit – and this present will be past ~ Sankoff and Hein (Come from Away) As you enter this second year of being a teen, I find myself wanting to […]

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Today You Are Eight

September 17, 2017

Seriously?! How is it possible that you are now eight? I can still remember getting settled into our pre-op room at Christ Hospital, before the c-section to deliver you. I recall how many times I repeated our doctor’s mantra for us, “September 17th is going to be a happy day!” I was afraid to believe […]

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Her Perspective

September 13, 2017

This week I have immersed myself in Hillary Rodham Clinton’s new book What Happened, about her experience with the 2016 Presidential Primary and Election, including why she didn’t win the electoral college and lots of inside scoop on what it was like behind the scenes of her campaign. I’ve struggled with what happened every day […]

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16 Years: Never Forget

September 11, 2017

16 years later, I remember. I remember where I was, what I was doing, and how I heard the news. I will never forget that day, the lives that were lost, and how our world changed. In April, Sean and I visited the Pentagon Memorial with his 7th grade class on their trip to […]

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First Day of School (Then and Now)

September 5, 2017

THEN – 7-year-old Sean, on his first day of second grade, and 23-month-old Abby (September 2011) NOW – 13-year-old Sean, on his first day of eighth grade, and 7-year-old Abby, on her first day of second grade (September 2017)