Look a Little Longer…
I notice it from time to time: The lingering gaze from onlookers. She stands out. We stand out. From the beginning, we understood that this would be part of the journey. At the start, I…
Press In
The world is full of books and posts addressing mothers and their common feelings of exhaustion and overwhelm, and like all of the other moms out there who long to do this whole thing right,…
Grieving Our Plans
Our story is different… It wasn’t during a routine ultrasound when we were told that markers of Down Syndrome were present… …nor was it in the delivery room when a doctor delivered the news that…
What I Know Now…
If only I had known then what I know now… When I became a mom, I felt prepared…for the most part. The whole taking care of a baby thing wasn’t necessarily new to me, but…
To All My Fellow Fords…
Following the arrival of our newest addition, we felt it would be wise to spend some time reevaluating and updating a handful of our personal documents – various policies, etc. One of the things we…
What did I do RIGHT today?
We’ve all been there. We get to the end of the day…the kids are in bed, and we find ourselves with moments to think back over the day with a little more clarity than we…