“You try so hard for something and finally get it, only for a global pandemic to strike. Life certainly seems to have a sense of humor.”

- Love What Matters
- Family
“You try so hard for something and finally get it, only for a global pandemic to strike. Life certainly seems to have a sense of humor.”
“As I sat in the car watching him slowly walk the lifeless grounds of his high school, my heart ached. I could see it in his eyes…all he really wanted was a chance to say goodbye. As a self-proclaimed ‘fixer,’ no matter what I do, I can’t fix this one.”
“‘This boundary will not move.’ She sulked off again. I figured we were in for another long day of boundary testing. This time, she came back after a bit.”
“I desperately wanted the pain and labor to end. However, I wasn’t ready for her to come out. I just wasn’t ready to let her go, for I knew it meant she would be leaving me. I remember half pushing and half trying to hold her back.”
“What made it worse is that this person was one of her friends.”
“My husband came to my side and scooped me up from the floor into his arms. He asked me what happened, but I couldn’t say it. ‘My boy…,’ I told him and trailed off. The pregnancy was confirmed just a week before his memorial service.”
“I didn’t want to be that mom. Then, Covid hit and it closed our developmental daycare my 2-year-old attends. And things got real.”
“I wiped down every surface my daughter touched with my can of Clorox. Then, I got out my camera and documented our experience.”
“We need 8 hugs a day for maintenance. We need 12 hugs a day for growth.”
“I overheard my littles discussing when they would go to college as my newborn drifted to sleep on my chest with her sweet nuzzling. I felt a lump in my throat, and my breath was gone.”