I am so proud of the re-launch of Aiming Low. It was amazing to see the new team of writers all come together. It felt good to have that rush of accomplishment again. Having brilliant minds come together for a common purpose. Staring at the blank slate. Wondering if I really wanted that challenge. Feeling [...]

You were the last we were going to have. Every soft breath and quiet cry was held in a little firmer grasp. We smiled with the newness you brought. We marveled at your ability to make us dream deeper. We were shocked with the thought you’d ever be taken away. Impossible. Unfathomable. Unstoppable. Unforgettable. The [...]

He’s sleeping this morning. The pain in his head woke him up and he spent last night in the ER. Everything came back normal and clean. His mama in the wheelchair wishes they had an answer. I try to convince myself that it’s nothing. But it’s never nothing for us. My sweet husband told me [...]

Today I had the chance to brag about my kids. Oh, they make me slightly crazy.  Because of the wheelchair, I can’t hide from them anymore. There are days when I’m counting down the seconds minutes days until I can have that mojito. Then there are days when I tell someone truthfully there are no [...]

There are times I look at the pictures that are all over our walls. Laughs in the grass. Smiles at the park. Moments on the beach. A part of me wishes for those days. Those hugs. These unconditional friendships. Those comforting familiarities. We have a trip coming up. In less than a week we’ll be [...]

We had a big day around here. You might be able to tell from the expression that there was excitement in the air. Then the real fun started. There was water. There was PINK! Lordy, was there ever pink! And then there was the end of Peyton’s face as we knew it.  All we would [...]