One of my favorite things to do over the years has been to design our Christmas cards. Every year I’ve tried to some up with a way to make our cards special or clever. It never mattered to me that we didn’t have children to show off on our cards – it just meant we …
The Why’s of Infertility…
One of the greatest joys and heartbreaks of leading our group, The Hopefuls, is walking with these amazing ladies through their journeys. It’s wonderful to share in their successes and to see them supporting one another. But it’s devastating and heart-wrenching to walk through the losses and failures, the miracles taken too soon. This is …
Christmas Festivities for 2017
It feels surreal to be celebrating Christmas with a little one this year. For nearly a decade I yearned for the days of celebrating Christmas with a little one – of sharing traditions and seeing the joy and wonder of a child’s face on Christmas morning. Granted – Marlee is still quite little and not …
Out with 2017 & In with 2018
Last year was quite the tumultuous year for us… we had the adoption scam in October of 2016 which left us going into 2017 feeling rather hopeless. So we chose to focus on other things, and lo and behold – little Miss Marlee made her way into our world. It’s amazing how much can change …
Merry Christmas!!!
Here we are – Christmas day! Since we’ll be celebrating with family not only today but over the course of the next week – I’ll share some personal Christmas fun later. So today I’m keeping it short and sweet and just wishing you all a very Merry Christmas from our sweet little lady! I hope …
Today…
Today… Today a couple is hurting. The years of hoping and trying and waiting… Their hearts yearn for a child to hold – to share this Christmas season with. Another year passes, they’ve watched countless others grow their families, and yet they remain a family of two… the aching feels almost too much to bear. …
Social Media Self Care
With the holidays approaching, I thought now might be the perfect time to talk about something that I think is pretty important – social media self care. Obviously, self care in general is super important, but I think taking care of ourselves with relation to social media is just as vital and often overlooked. Honestly …
My Favorite Way to Print Our Daily Memories
I’ve said it many a time before but you guys know how much importance I place on photos and not just taking them but printing them. You’ve seen our walls where we have photos displayed and you’ve probably seen in the past that I always make a photo album of Ryan and my’s annual photo …
Finding “Normal”
Now that the rush of busy season is mostly behind us, I feel like we’re finally getting back into a more “normal” routine, which is always good and bad. It’s great for us as family, for balance in my home, work, and personal life. It’s good for me to recharge and find that balance again. …
Holiday Heartache for the Childless
I know my blogging regularity has slipped as of late and I promise there are a couple of good reasons for it. I also feel bad that I’ve not had time to really just sit and write for you guys lately either. So today I wanted to talk about a topic that I know is …