A lot of what I have to say is basically a recap of Pastor Mike's message this morning, so bear with me. It seems every week anymore i...
Fighting your demons.
I mentioned yesterday, this has been a difficult week for me. I've been missing our baby boy something fierce everyday this week. (N...
Missing Emmett.
To be blunt…I am having a difficult week. For the most part, I am able to focus on the positive in my life…but I'm really having a ha...
One month.
The beautiful sunset on the way home from the cemetery the other night. Today Emmett would have been one month old. I can't help b...
Choosing a (real) name.
Today feels like a special day, because today I finally gave this space a real name. (Yay!) Although I feel like we're only at the ...
On choosing to have faith.
When I started writing this blog, I did it to help myself, and with the the small hope that maybe somehow my weak words would touch someon...
Loving everyone, judging no one.
Throughout this whole process, one thing that has stuck out to me and pierced my heart is the reality that not everyone I encounter knows ...
On feeling lonely.
I try to keep things very real around here. My life is really not bad. I look around at this crazy world around me and I know how goo...
Meeting Eduardo's family.
On my due date, we decided to bring some flowers to Emmett's grave. The whole day was kind of a blur of sadness; it was such a hard d...
Please talk about him.
Everyone is afraid to mention our son. I have had friends shut me out, because they're afraid to talk about our son. I think th...
To my pregnant & new mama friends.
Let me preface everything by stating this: I am truly (still) so excited for you. I definitely still want to talk about your baby. I ...
Deep waters.
My sister gifted me with this beautiful canvas yesterday. Over the past few weeks I've been struggling with feeling like I'm dro...
March 15th.
Taken a few weeks before Emmett's birthday. Today is (was?) my due date. Baby boy would have been considered 40 weeks. M...
Staring into the pool.
Grief is an interesting process. There are moments when I feel confident that I'm "handling" everything - these moments can...
When your prayer goes unanswered.
I don't think I will ever forget our circle of prayer in the hospital on Tuesday, February 24, 2015. I still remember laying on the ...
When your world stops.
When they told me our son had died, I felt as though my world stopped turning. I remember having a hysterical meltdown as I lay on that ...
Our Story
Ryan and I have what my family likes to call a "movie-like" love story. We started off as best friends who didn't want t...
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