Tag: family
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Four Years
Dear Mom, Tomorrow marks 4 years since we lost you. You were always so tough, and you fought as hard as you could, but angiosarcoma was tougher. Uncle Ronnie survived so much in his life; when he got COVID, I thought “He’ll beat it. He’s beat everything else- nothing can take him down!” Imagine my…
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Cooking with Sawyer
Yesterday was a pretty chill day. There was a heat advisory here and Sawyer and I were both really tired, so we chose to stay home. I watched the live stream of church on TV while he napped, and then we enjoyed a quiet day indoors. For lunch yesterday, we made one of our favorites-…
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New Habits and Routines
With everything going on in my life right now, I have been working hard to stay as positive as possible and trust God’s plan. It’s not easy… in fact, some days it seems impossible to have faith and believe, but I’m doing it- with the help of many who have been here to support me…
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To The Parents Next To Us At Sesame Street Live
To the parents sitting next to us at Sesame Street Live last night… I hope you will talk to your older girls about why it was rude for them to keep staring and shooting snide looks at my son all night.
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Twelve
The last 12 years have taught me so much about love, family, and what it means to be a mother. Yes, the last year or so has been hard, but it could never outweigh all the laughter and love this boy has brought into our lives. Thank you, Lord, for choosing us to be Sawyer’s…
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God Doesn’t Make Mistakes
Sawyer often tells me he feels like a failure, or that he feels like he’s stupid. He has told me multiple times now that he doesn’t know why he’s even alive. I tell him “God doesn’t make mistakes, and He made you because He thought the world needed one of you.” What I don’t tell…