Sometimes, I think that I can be a bit unbearable with my positivity, particularly when I'm contemplating in text like I do here. But, I think it's worth taking a moment to explain where I'm coming from, because it's easy to have hope, faith and love when life goes well, but when life rears its... Continue Reading →
A special-needs child is a celebration of all that’s good in this world
I'll be honest: When we first found out (prenatally) that our boy had Down syndrome, it was devastating. I had to fight my inner demons saying things like "what will the world think about him and us?", "What if I don't love him?" and "Will I be happy?". I think it's safe to say that... Continue Reading →
Three years married; experiences enough for 30
I can't believe I'm saying this, but having and raising a baby has been one of the easier parts of our three years of marriage. Today is our 3-year (leather) wedding anniversary (we got married on Feb 29, 2020), and it is quite remarkable how--in these three years--there have been so many life-changing events that... Continue Reading →
Crossings: A poem about a moment in time where life and death intertwine
An end and a beginning Unraveling, writing itself Two moments in time Where neither is the past And neither is the future Time, like the winter outside Seems frozen, yet twirly Like the snow flakes falling Settle and become one My gaze fixed upon a moment When I'm none the wiser Yet the air seems... Continue Reading →
2021: CMT, pregnancy, miscarriage, hyperemesis, Down syndrome, cancer
I don't even know what to think, say or feel anymore. I don't even know how all of this has managed to fit into just one year, much less how I am (and we're) still alive. I think I know what it feels like to be a tiny ship in a vast ocean, one moment... Continue Reading →