Real Talk Parenting
Summer in the ICU: Learning to Appreciate the Little Things
When most people think about summer, they think about vacations, beach days, backyard barbecues, and long afternoons by the pool. I think about the summer we spent in the ICU. Years ago, Randy became very sick and needed a tracheostomy to help him breathe. What should have been a season filled with sunshine and family memories became a season of hospital…
Raw and Real: The Truth No One Talks About
There are days when I feel strong. Grounded. Unshakable. And then there are days when I feel angry. Not a quiet kind of anger. Not the kind you can tuck away and pretend doesn’t exist. The kind that rises in your chest when you catch someone staring just a little too long at your child.…