To new moms: This picture popped up on my news feed. It’s a picture of my then 2 month old HIE son GMO; God’s Miracle On earth – GianRaul. He is now 4 years old. This picture was taken only days after we returned home from 1 month in the NICU and another month in a rehabilitation hospital. As I look […]
I always knew that I want to be a mom. I was lucky enough to grow up with two sisters and understood how important siblings are. After we got married, we waited a little bit of time before deciding that we wanted to begin our family and our journey to becoming parents. It was certainly not an easy one from […]
Faith is now 13 months old, and I wanted to put together some of “what we’ve learned” to share with you. She’s currently admitted for the 7th time since our 2 month NICU stay, which has given me the time to get this together. Faith is pretty severely affected and will probably be my forever baby. But regardless of future […]
Hey you. Yes you, with a 3-day-old hair-do and last night’s formula on your shirt. When was the last time you took care of yourself? When was the last time you were able to pause between breaths, feel your feet on the ground and truly relax? As special needs parents, we often push ourselves to our physical and emotional limits. […]
My husband, Tim, and I celebrated our 17th wedding anniversary in June. This is a day of accomplishment and reflection especially as the years pass and we are faced with challenges many couples will never have to face. I can close my eyes and travel back in time to the 28 year old woman I was waking up on our wedding […]
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