There is something about friendship that baffles me and has been festering inside me for some time now. Why don’t we fight for our friendships the way we do for our marriages, our significant others, our family? In a marriage or romantic relationship, we argue, we disagree, we show our worst side of ourselves at …
If you are a parent, you know first hand that parenting during a global pandemic has been tough. Maybe you are a single parent, a solo parent, co parent, traditional parent with a spouse, parent in a blended family or a special needs parent…or any combination of these. I’m exhausted, aren’t you? Schools closing, daycares …
I had a wonderful opportunity to be a guest on the podcast, Caffeine and Sarcasm, hosted by Jake’s and my friend Logan Campbell, to discuss my experience with losing Jake in a line of duty death. Thank you Logan for the opportunity to share my story. It was an honor. Please click the link below …
Written 1 year, 8 months, 13 days post lost. If I’m being completely honest, I’ve hidden from my grief for months now. But here is the thing about grief: it always finds you. Many told me year two would be harder. The fog would lift. The shock would fade. And I’d be left to stand …
Dear Mama, I see you. I see you are tired, exhausted, and worn down. I see the burden you carry on your shoulders. I see the weight of those precious children’s futures you carry. I see your heart on your sleeve. I see the minutes, hours, days, months, and years you pour your soul into …
Words cannot even begin to express the magnitude of weary that I feel right now. And I feel it to my very core. I am not even sure how to describe a feeling that goes bone deep and you can feel in the inner workings of your heart and brain. It has been all consuming …