“This is very hard to admit, but I put off my first mammogram for 4 years from the first time my doctor brought it up. I ignored the repeated requests over and over. I’d brush it off and do the, ‘Yeah, yeah, yeah… I know, I know.’ Did I ever go? Nope.”
“Then something unexpected happened. A person neither of us knew reached out, wondering if they could have a doll made specifically for their niece who had a vascular anomaly. The auntie wanted to show her niece she should be proud of who she is and being different is powerful.”
“There are seasons of life that will break you. Where you will be on the floor in the dark, sobbing and begging for the strength to just make it through the night. For the strength to see the next day. March on. Because every now and again, there will be moments like Friday, November 12th.”
“Dollie refused to let this random act of kindness go unnoticed.”
“They plaster on fake smiles during work Zoom calls. They stand quietly in line for their latte, willing back tears. The thought of not seeing their loved one at the holiday table makes them want to scream, punch the wall, or hide under the covers for days.”
“I knew then, at that moment watching the screen as her little body fluttered across I was going to do everything in my power to be the mom that baby surely deserved. Becoming her mama was truly what I was meant to do in this life.”
“I had a wonderful husband and 4 miracle babies to take care of. I wanted to see them graduate, maybe get married, or even have kids of their own. What if I was just gone one day?”
“I write this to the mama who just received a diagnosis they weren’t expecting. To the mama who is holding their baby, loving and grieving at the same time. To the mama in this tough season, I promise it gets better.”
“When this picture was taken, I was trying to put on a happy face for our family pictures.”
According to Julie, you don’t need fancy tools or products to get great hair.
