Author Archives: Karin

Today’s life lesson; PTSD is internal. I have known for years that it is real, and painful, but today I learned that it is internalized. It requires no thought or trigger to paralyze you. Four years ago my youngest child … Continue reading →

Seven weeks ago our family was blessed with a positive pregnancy test. We told very few people and cautioned the children not to say anything and not to get excited because it was too early. It was hard for them … Continue reading →

I think it is pretty clear to anyone who has read the blog, or met my family, that we don’t really fit into any boxes that have been set up by the world. Even within the world we have chosen … Continue reading →

My Father died 8 weeks before my 6th birthday, my half-brother and half-sister decided at that time that they no longer wanted anything to do with me, and so my mom was the only immediate family I had. I have … Continue reading →

There are many things I wish for my children’s futures. Health, happiness, a fulfilling role, whether that be as a parent, or in a job they love, are some of the obvious ones. I want them to find their passions … Continue reading →

Each month or so the YEAH Council of NH features a new “Portrait of Disability” on their website. It is part of my job to manage the website.  This month, with it being September, I wanted to feature Pediatric Cancer … Continue reading →

Last Spring I posted on Facebook as a proudly gushing mom about all the work my oldest child had decided to do around the house. At the time I was about 20 weeks pregnant and was feeling super tired and overwhelmed … Continue reading →

I recently finished a week of directing our church’s Vacation Bible School. Last year was the first time I actually took a few minutes to listen to the parents as they dropped off and picked up their kids and some … Continue reading →

As a family who has a family bed we are often met with the question of “when will you send them to their own rooms?” Usually the answer involves making some joke about them not coming home from a date … Continue reading →

Yesterday as I was heading to a friend’s house to pick her up for a breakfast out, I saw a mom walking her toddler through their neighborhood. The toddler was in a jogging stroller with a plastic cover over it … Continue reading →