5 Self Care Tips for Special Needs Mothers
As a mama of a special needs warrior, I can not stress the importance of self care enough. I can’t be at my best for Callie if I don’t take care of myself first. It’s taken some work to get…
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Center of the Universe
I’ve been told sometimes I need to remember that our family is not the “center of the universe”. This normally is in regards to discussions about support, adaptation, and our explanations of why we do things a certain way with…
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All They See
“All they see is my leg.” Callie shared that with me the other day. She was frustrated about the fact that everyone’s eyes automatically go to her prosthetic instead of her face. I told her that was hard…..because that’s not…
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The Whole Picture
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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Learning to Live With Our Bodies
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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Powerhouse
Each year we pick a “Power” word for the year. A word that sets the tone for what our goals are, what we hope to accomplish, and the intentions we have for our upcoming year. This year, we waffled between…
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I Hope I’m Measured By…..
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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Happy Holidays!
As we recover from Callie’s double knee surgery, I wanted to share some of the holiday pictures we took at Flower Vault a few weeks ago. They create beautiful spaces to take pictures and we have been to each of…
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Victim or Warrior?
Sometimes I feel like it’s very easy to fall into the “victim” mentality. Especially with our situation. I mean how could I not? How could I honestly not look at all of the challenges we’ve overcome, all of the hurdles…
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10 Things
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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