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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 am always in a hurry.  I am almost always running late, or worried about upsetting people if I am late for something. I am pretty much constantly feeling behind and therefore rushed. I work several part time jobs, and … 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 →

It has taken me 3 months to write this, though the ideas words and feelings have been bouncing around my head for that long. And now, with my beautiful sleeping baby girl on my lap, it seems like the right … Continue reading →

I remember one night at our kitchen table when my oldest child was just over 2, we were eating dinner together and laughing, sharing in the joy of our life. At that time my husband was working second shift and … Continue reading →