Before Callie was born, I didn’t think something like what we experienced could happen to people like “us.” I thought grief, heartbreak, loss, and gut wrenchingly hard things happened to OTHER people. Those hard things happened to someone else’s friend,…
The moment is here!!! Here is the commercial that Callie got to be a part of–and hands down one of the best experiences! For those that don’t know Adrianne Haslet (go follow her on all social…
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This girl loves horses. And we have told her since she was 5, she could quit anytime she wanted. Because we want her to do it because she LOVES it. Not for competition, likes, trophies, medals, or accolades. Because she…
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“Where there’s a will there’s a way.” “You always have a choice.” “Choose joy.” Y’all know me. I will be positive and optimistic til the day I die. It’s how I live my life, it’s the lens I look at…
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I used to wonder if it was jealousy. Was I jealous of the other families? The ones that were “normal”? The ones that had kids enrolled in all the activities–sports, cheer, dance, and track? Was I jealous of the complete…
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Talking about inclusion today….. Especially if you are the parent of a middle school girl. What we’ve noticed since Callie has started middle school is an almost “quiet bullying.” The girls are not overtly mean to Callie. They don’t push…
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I was told my whole life I wouldn’t be able to have a baby due to my Type One Diabetes. And so when I got pregnant, I felt like finally……this was going to be my redemption story. After years of…
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I don’t have any happy, joyful, beautiful newborn pictures with Callie. I don’t have any pictures of her nestled up on my chest after giving birth. I don’t have any pictures of her with James after he cut the cord….
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I remember being at the pool this summer and Callie taking off her prosthetic. She doesn’t swim in it (obviously) and I heard the mom next to me on the chair mutter under her breath “Geez a little warning would…
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One day I’ll tell her how hard it was. How completely and utterly heartbreaking it was. How I couldn’t figure out which way was up, what we were going to do, or how we would figure it out. One…
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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
