I'm pretty sure I met an angel last night. We are situated on a road near a pedestrian bridge and there's a Walmart up the way. The end result is that there's a fair amount of foot traffic on our road. It's taken some getting used to for this girl raised in small-town Idaho, where …
Option 3
I've been doing a lot of thinking lately. I had a loooooong conversation with a beloved friend over the weekend and he put things with my dad in a whole new perspective for me. I'm not gonna lie, I was a little bruised by the truth at first. Luckily, my friend is so full of …
Independence Day
My mom was a patriot. She loved this country so much. There was no better way to make her ugly cry than to send her something about soldier homecomings. Her daddy was a soldier, her brother was a soldier and her baby was a soldier - the 4th of July was a big deal in …
D Students
Wow. What a week. This has been such an arduous season we’re in. One thing went sideways, then another, until we were toppled over like dominoes. Life. Has. Been. Hard. Returning to work has challenged me in so many ways. I’m trying so hard to grow in so many areas that it just feels overwhelming. …
Funkytown
I’ve been in a mood. A seriously, seriously bad mood. For almost a month. I’ve been job searching and struggling with so much Mom Guilt about going back to full time work. I know it’s what our family needs right now from a financial standpoint. But, as much as I whine about it, there are …
Big Days
I feel like life is moving at a sprint these days. It’s already spring break and I am confused. What the heck? Wasn’t Christmas like four days ago? My life’s chaos ensures that I have a hard time finding an hour to myself all to myself in the first place. And when I do, it’s …
Unprodigal Daughter
At their request, Melissa and I met with my dad and his wife on Friday. I have tried to take a couple days to think and process. It’s really challenging for me to be objective and fair when my emotions are so high, but I’ll give it a go. The truth is that it went …
Why I Write
I've had this blog for almost five years now. It's helped me process an innumerable amount of things - postpartum depression, my grief and frustrations with Pook's medical situations, the loss of my career and the unexpected death of my beautiful, effervescent mother. I have shared stories of crazy children, antics, my own self-doubt and …
Pinterest Fail
I was browsing Pinterest the other day and, because I have Alexa speakers in every room and Big Sister is always listening, a link popped up on parental estrangement. Apparently Amazon is also working as my therapist now, but I’m ok with it because my kids can turn on their own music and audiobooks. Twenty …
Changes. Again.
I haven’t written in a really long time. The truth is, life has been hard. Like… Soul-rendingly hard. So, so many things have happened that it’s hard to know what to share or where to begin. The facts are pretty simple. Dad asked us to move in with him in Idaho, so we did. Packed …
My Five Ring Circus 