After dealing with infertility issues for over five years prior to having my sweet girl, Olivia Grace, I naively thought I had endured all...
October marks Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month - a time to remember the babies lost to stillbirth, miscarriage, SIDS or any other cause...
The first time I found out I was pregnant was September 10, 2011. I was on a business trip to Toronto for work and...
This birth story series is sponsored by HCA Midwest Health.
The familiar wave of nausea had hit me hard. I crawled back in bed only...
“Is Josh still a baby or is he grown up?” asks my sweet rainbow girl from the backseat.
I look at her dad, our eyes...
Hello darling son,
I’ve often wondered how I would share about the brother and sister that came before you. I’ve wondered how I would explain...
One in four pregnancies end in loss.
That is one of the statistics that if I heard it before February 22, 2013 I must have...
I wrote this blog a few months ago. But I had to put it down for awhile. Revisiting my ectopic pregnancy in too much...
I became a mother on April 14, 2016. In truth I had been one through the whole pregnancy, in all its brevity. But on...
As I was wrapping up this blog submission, the news flashed across my screen: another school shooting. Admittedly I was taken aback, again. I...
Missing a loved one at the “most wonderful time of year” is always hard. Grief loves to squeeze into the happy moments and remind...
I could only see the ceiling tiles as they rolled me down the hallway, the lights passing in fluorescent blobs. As we turned the...
"I don't want to watch this anymore."
I said it horsely as tears welled up in my eyes. My husband quickly turned off the Netflix...
What I’m about to share with you is deeply personal and from my own experience, not professional advice from a doctor. I am a...
If you're brave or lucky enough to be an older mom (aka over 35), you’ll know there's a lot of indignity and humiliation that...
Your Guide To KC
Mom’s Guide to Exploration Place in Wichita
Exploration Place in Wichita is just under three hours from Kansas City and a great day or weekend trip for Kansas City families. This...
