He was very excited when I said “ let’s go check out the little train station over there ” while we were running errands. We walked over and...

“Hello, my friend!” she says as she enters the room and closes the door behind her.  It’s the greeting I’ve been hearing since I met her si...

FLASH BACK: September 9, 2019 It wasn’t the first phrase that came to mind, but when I said it aloud, I knew that was it. I had been busying...

In early 2020, before Covid-19 came and changed life as we knew it, I really felt the pinch of over committing myself. Some of it was expect...

I drove by your house the other day. It’s only a few blocks away. I remember seeing it up for sale when we were shopping for a new home...

When the pandemic hit back in March and so much death and uncertainty loomed over our region and then our country, I found myself asking “ d...

This past Monday, we took advantage of the glorious 50 degree day by spending the afternoon outside. We walked and scooted for ove...

FLASHBACK October 11, 2017 (Second PPH Anniversary) It’s a dark, rainy Monday morning. My husband left for work hours ago and my l...

I've said it many times before: there are dozens and dozens of blog posts, notes and thoughts I have written over the last four years...

I just had a sinking feeling and wasn’t sure what it was. We took a much-needed impromptu stroll by the river tonight. I just ne...

I saw it and froze.  My chest tightened immediately, and I started involuntarily shaking. This was the physical response I had to seeing ...

Toward the end of May 2015, we had a mini photo shoot for a project related to my baby shower. If you can’t tell by the glow on my ...

February 10, 2019 Dear Dr. Benson*, You came to mind earlier today and I figured its long overdue that we talked.  I know we ...

Maybe you've had this experience too: coming home from the hospital after delivering a baby and feeling like you are not as prepared a...

I listened to two albums on repeat for most of my early recovery.  I heard the song Georgia by Vance Joy on Sirius radio the week bef...

November 21, 2017 I ran into her in the middle of the baking aisle and my first instinct was to give her a hug.  It’s been more th...

I realize the March for Moms was nearly three months ago but I still want to give a quick recap of my time in D.C. because it was a gre...

I have been an incredible slacker with my blog lately.  I knew it had been a long while since I last posted but when I counted four posts ...

This post has been a long time coming.  If you have been following along over the last two years, you've probably noticed there is ...

I still vividly remember the first time I walked down the now familiar corridor to the elevators.  I was so slow and the 40 metal staples...