We moved out of our last home almost a year ago. I've been thinking about these old front steps a lot lately, the memories of the kids standing here waiting for Daniel to pull into the driveway after work, the social worker parking on the road and walking up to the door with our first … Continue reading On Building Joy
A bereaved mother Orca has been carrying the body of her baby around for over two weeks. This Mama, J35, lost her baby. They believe J35 has lost two babies before. The behavior isn't entirely new, mother orcas have been known to "hold" their babies for a day or two after a death, but this length … Continue reading Let us be the pod
Last weekend I met two people I didn't know (well, one knew me as a child) and both of them said they had read our blog and knew our story. I don't think I can adequately describe how it feels when I hear that, to know so many people are reading our blog without having … Continue reading Getting Back to It
A few months ago we went to Disneyland and it was...so fantastic. Disneyland is already one of my favorite places, Disneyland with kids is giddy and magical and all things childhood should be.We don't live very far from Disneyland so we were planning to leave in the morning and drive it in one leisurely go, … Continue reading First Disneyland Trip
Noah has been gone a little over four months (still not even as long as he was here with us) and today we're just now feeling okay enough to start putting his clothes and things into storage. That's how Daniel and I spent our evening last night. I'm glad we didn't try to rush through … Continue reading Packing His Things
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