“We’re Fine”
That was the answer I gave for so many years. Right after Callie was born and we spent months in the NICU. People would ask how she was doing, how we were holding up, if we needed anything. My answer…
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What Do I Say?
Sometimes Callie asks me questions that I honestly have no idea how to answer. Most of the time they are about math. But the other day on the way home from school she asked me….. “Mama, what if no one…
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The Thief of Joy
I used to compare our lives to others. In an age where everything can be seen, shared, and reviewed in a matter of seconds, it was extremely easy to compare our lives to the seemingly “perfect” lives of everyone else….
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Ten Things
These types of posts are always fun because we can share a little snapshot of what is going on in our lives! We just did our fall photo shoot with our favorite photographer, Memories by Lauren. If you are in south…
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We Show Up
We show up. We show up for the hard days. We show up for the incredible days. We show up for the lazy Sundays. We show up for the crazy, hectic, busy days. We show up for the birthday parties…
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Family Rules
I thought it would be fun to share with everyone the rules and values that we have in our family. We’ve had some of these from Day One and others we’ve adopted over the years. I would love one day…
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The Hardest Decision
It was the hardest decision we have ever made. Callie’s doctors explained the options to us. We could try multiple intensive surgeries to try to lengthen her leg bone. Graft some sort of a stable ankle joint. Stretch and pull…
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The Last Time…..
Everyone really liked the interview we did with Callie a few posts back (Check out A Very Special Interview to see what I mean!) so we thought we would do a modified version of that. I sat down with Callie and asked…
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How Did you Get So Strong?
We get this question a lot. Most people who haven’t walked the same path that we have can’t fathom how we are able to withstand the storms that we have…… How we are able to keep getting up after getting…
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Callie’s First Horse Show
Callie had her very first horse show last month and I wanted to share the pictures. I really hope this blog becomes almost an online scrapbook for her in a few years, capturing the amazing memories, small and large. She…
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