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 →

Pageant Ambien

She didn’t call back that day, or the next, or even that week. The hubby and I honestly thought she wasn’t going to show up because she’d done this so many time before.… Read More →

Click

I waited until my daughter’s infusion was done and we were in the car on the way home to listen to what her message said. “I’ve tried calling you numerous times and can’t… Read More →

Would’ve Been

This week, actually at this exact moment, we would’ve been checking in to the National pageant in Southern California if things had gone according to plan. I don’t know why I expected them… Read More →

With an Accent

For those of you who don’t follow me on twitter (you should) and those of you who are not on my personal Facebook page (email me and I’ll add you), the conversations I… Read More →

Yesterday

Yesterday I sat in front of my computer and for the first time in a very long time I felt the need to post something. I wrote up a few different things before… Read More →

The Results

With all the work we’ve been doing with Mariah to prepare her for last weekends pageant, I didn’t have the time or energy to write anything. My bad. I’ve had a few people… Read More →

The Reality

picking up from where I left off on “Take Chances” ……. It wasn’t until we reached the orientation that I realized the extent of her limitations. Her IV was in her right arm… Read More →

Take Chances

The first of these lessons learned that I’m going to share came from my daughter. Even though she’s my middle child, I’ve decided to share her story first because out of all of… Read More →

Lessons Learned

“In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: it goes on.”  ― Robert Frost Sometimes life throws you a curve ball, or three. These last couple of months have taught… Read More →