Burn and Learn

At about the time I was ready to give up Facebook and delete my account, my kids had decided they wanted accounts of their own. That’s honestly the only reason why I kept… Read More →

Thump Thump

Facebook I’m convinced it will be the death of us all. It is the demise of many of friendship and relationship. It is the unnecessary stressor in the parent/child relationship. It is the… Read More →

Last Day

Today is the last day. It’s the last day of pretending. It’s the last day of closing my eyes to the obvious. It’s the last day of ignoring what’s happening around me. Today… Read More →

Contagious

My daughter has struggled to keep friends through the ups and downs of being chronically ill. I’ve watched this happen for years and have been thankful for the understanding friends that she has… Read More →

My Purpose

I’m planning on continuing my posts of My Journey Here and have even started on the next installment. I’ve gotten some requests and some great feedback but before I post any more, I… Read More →

Sometimes

Sometimes I’m not home. Sometimes my house is left alone with three teenagers. Sometimes they do things when I’m not around. Sometimes video evidence is available. Sometimes I wish I didn’t know.

Good Days

Mariah’s follow up appointment for labs and infusion didn’t go as expected. Considering how tired she’s been lately, all the stress she’s been under and the fact that we just experimented with almost… Read More →

Nose Casts

My daughter has a new boyfriend. Its a boy that she has liked for a while. It’s a boy that her brother has played baseball with. It’s a boy that my hubby doesn’t… Read More →

Heartbroken but Wise

We started receiving mail, emails, phone calls and text messages from the national pageant office almost immediately after state pageant. Once a week something showed up in the mail and the emails and… Read More →

Best Wishes

After the state pageant ended, Mariah quickly got started preparing for the national pageant. She was excited that my stepmom was willing to help and although I was tempted to step in and… Read More →