Summit starts his second year at Kid's Day Out tomorrow. I find myself excited and sad at the same time. Actions and emotions that I once mocked I both do and feel. I get his blankie with his name embroidered on it nicely folded by his name embroidered stephen joseph backpack. Emotionally, I write his name on sippy cups and lunch boxes. I check and re-check the packing list. I make him a special … [Read more...]
of which I emotionally rant about something I’m *actually* thankful for
August 26, 2009 by · 4 Comments
1/20,000
August 24, 2009 by · 1 Comment
Those moments, the memories that come crashing down on our heads, the fire that burns and scorches our flesh... the moments that shape our souls like clay, whirling on the potters wheel. It feels like a knife in the heart at times, stealing breath and causing panic that can be difficult to mask.There is still the warmth of sunshine on my face, I still hear the buzzing of the bees and smell the … [Read more...]
and then,
August 23, 2009 by · 2 Comments
I haven't posted a blog in awhile, not because I haven't written any, just because I haven't posted the ones that I have wrote. They were a little too raw. Like I have said before, there are good times and bad times and last week was emotionally challenging both with Ben being gone and a packet arriving from the genetics lab in Little Rock. It's not that I didn't know the information inside the … [Read more...]
Finally.
August 18, 2009 by · 1 Comment
Link to Friday's VLOG that just got published today. … [Read more...]