Practice You've probably heard the phrase "practice makes perfect" through the course of your life. However, perfection is pretty hard, if not impossible to attain. So, instead of setting myself and my family up for failure, we're going with a new phrase around here: Practice makes progress! There has been a lot of practice going on around here lately, and I wanted to … [Read more...]
Life Changes: How to Roll with the Punches
Life Changes Life changes all the time. I'm not sure when it happened, but I've been finding these changes really hard to deal with lately. I guess I'm not the carefree girl I used to be. Who am I kidding? I don't think I've ever been that girl. Sure, before kids, it was easier to go with the flow. There weren't as many moving pieces or giant responsibilities. Now that … [Read more...]
Life doesn’t stop, Olivia’s Story
Life Interrupted When you experience trauma in your life, nothing else seems important. Everything you thought you knew is turned upside down, and things just don't make sense. You want everything to stop, so you can focus, process, and heal, but life isn't like that. A premature birth is definitely a very traumatic experience, and while everything has seemed to stop for … [Read more...]
