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Our Love Story
This weekend Dan and I will be celebrating our 11th wedding anniversary. The past few days I have been thinking about our love story, and the more I think about it, the more thankful I am. In 2004, I was 18 years old and thinking about my future. I made the decision to go to…
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The Lies of Infertility
This week is National Infertility Awareness week. The facts of who is affected by infertility is truly staggering. According to resolve.org: 1 in 8 couples (or 12% of married women) have trouble getting pregnant or sustaining a pregnancy. 7.4 million women (or 11.9%) have ever received any infertility services in their lifetime. Approximately one-third of…
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When Raccoons Attack
Our home is in the middle of the city, however we have a city park located at the back of our property. The park isn’t what you would imagine. It’s basically a large green space, and a wooded area. We also have a pond in our back yard. The pond and the park are two of the features…
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The Anniversary That Won’t End
In 2017, we learned we were pregnant, however our pregnancy ended 48 days later. Some of those 48 days were days that I couldn’t wipe the smile off my face because I was so excited. Sadly, many of those days were incredibly dark. Our pregnancy was an absolute emotional roller coaster, that was more traumatic…
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Hope After Easter
I woke up on the Saturday before Easter feeling heavy. The past week has been incredibly hard. Between my own hurting heart, and the hurting around me, I just felt physically and spiritually tired. The day between Good Friday and Easter Sunday is known as Holy Saturday. It’s the day that sits between Jesus dying and the…
Lil Bit of Glimmer 