None of it happened the way I thought it would. I thought I would be finished with college at 21. I thought I would be married at 23. Pregnant at 25 with our first baby (a boy). Pregnant at 26…
We were slammed by grief….but it was another family’s Tuesday. We were wrestling with the diagnosis of a chronic heart condition and pending open heart surgery…..and others were standing in line at Starbucks. We were spending the nights in a…
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I used to think “If only…..” And then it would dissolve into a small pity party. Complete with big sighs, some tears, and probably some eye rolls. “If only Callie didn’t have a heart condition or her limb difference.” “If…
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Yes this is a pretty picture. But what you don’t see behind the picture is… The mama trying to hold it together. The stack of laundry that’s roughly a week old on our dresser. The mama that invariably will forget…
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It’s unavoidable this time of year. The commercials proclaiming a new “fitter” or “thinner” you. Pushing weight loss teas or some quick fix to help “transform” you into society’s version of perfection. Skinnier, prettier, better. Don’t get me wrong, I…
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I hope I’m measured by the size of my heart…..and not the size of my pants. I hope I’m measured by the amount of grit and grace I have…..and not the width of my hips. I hope I’m measured by…
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We have been reading a ton lately. We cancelled our cable service and also have cut down on our streaming services–which gives us so much more time to read! Callie’s top choices lately are the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series…
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We have started to celebrate every tiny little victory. And I truly hope that no one ever takes our joy, pride, and happiness for bragging. I won’t though ever downplay what we’ve achieved because it makes someone uncomfortable. Our family…
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I thought it would be kinda neat to share our “Goal List” with everyone. We are HUGE on goals in our family. Normally, we have smaller measurable goals that we are working towards and then bigger, more audacious, game changer…
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My sweet girl….. I can not believe that you are 11 today!! It literally seems like just yesterday that I was pregnant with you and now here we are! Callie Bear–you are an amazing miracle of a child. One of…
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Hi, I’m Jaime — writer, mother, storyteller, and the heart behind The Wildflower Edit. For nearly a decade, I wrote online as The Princess and the Prosthetic, sharing my daughter’s journey with disability and the lessons our family learned along the way. It was a beautiful season — full of advocacy, connection, and community — but as my daughter grew older, I felt a shift. She deserved more autonomy. More privacy. More room to decide how she shows up in the world. And I realized something else: My own story was expanding too. Motherhood was still here. Disability was still here. But so were grief, healing, womanhood, nervous system care, feminine energy, homemaking, identity, softness… the fuller, deeper pieces of life that were ready to be spoken aloud. Whether you come for the cozy routines, the motherhood reflections, the disability advocacy, or the soft life inspiration — thank you for choosing to share this space with me. Pour a warm drink. Settle in. Let’s grow a life that feels like you again.
Jaime
