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On Holidays

Exploring how to navigate holidays when life changes in the wake of divorce and death

Honesty in Loss

My personal expressions of what feels helpful to those facing loss during the holiday season

Holidays Bring up Memories

Reflecting on past holiday memories after losing family members. 🍂

Holiday Loss

When you lose someone the loss can be accentuated on the holidays. Today it is Halloween. In the morning I was at the middle school where I have volunteered for 10 years. It was the first school my oldest son entered after being homeschooled through elementary. I wanted to keep a casual eye so IContinue reading “Holiday Loss”

On Teens … Again

I have discovered that when you have teenagers your time with them mostly surrounds their activities. I am super grateful that I get lots of entertainment from my kids. I get to alternately watch soccer, cheer (along with football and basketball going on in the background) and equestrian. These activities also dictate a lot ofContinue reading “On Teens … Again”

Timeline

Viewer discretion advised as this concerns, a very serious topic, the disappearance and loss that was eventually determined to be a suicide of my son

On Feeding Highschoolers

It’s taken me a while to get into the swing of public school … six years exactly ☺️Before that we were a crazy, weird homeschool family. Just kidding. I loved every minute of spending that time with my kids when they were young, all the field trips and hands on learning. Then we moved andContinue reading “On Feeding Highschoolers”

Musings on Motherhood

When you run a large family you have to be good at inventory. There is a certain magic to making sure you have enough of everything, not too much. If you stockpile you have no room for it all. If you wait to replenish and run out, heaven help you in the morning rush outContinue reading “Musings on Motherhood”