One day not that long ago, I got a note from a friend which read, “You are brave and strong and talented and an awesome momma bear, and I wish I had more time or words to express how grateful I am that I get to know you… your Ada girl is BEYOND amazing, and it’s because she sees a fighter in you and a…

There have been a few times in my life when I’ve left the house with one life, and returned with another. Perhaps most notably was when we left for Christmas vacation pregnant, and returned with a suitcase full of maternity clothes but no longer any baby coming. All those hopes and dreams were left in Texas when we returned home to California. It was a…

When we finally took Ada to the doctor for her weight loss and fatigue, we thought it was a parasite. Okay, let’s be real here, we hoped it was a parasite. The timing made sense… our new puppy was diagnosed with a parasite a month before Ada’s troubles began, and we’d had the puppy for two months. It could have been the reason for the…

If you asked me last Spring what this school year would consist of, I’d have told you how excited I was that I’d have a few kid-free hours a week this year to devote to my Etsy business to really see what I could do with it given a little uninterrupted time. I’d also tell you that over the next two years, I’d be gearing…