Tonight I had the most wonderful mama moment in the kitchen with my two little girls. The sun was setting and the windows were open bringing in a warm evening spring breeze. I was half way through a floor mop and dirty dinner dishes were still in the sink, but we danced anyway. Thanks to this… Continue reading slow down.
Cancer. It is the ugliest word. It is vicious and unforgiving, and it takes from us the most precious and beloved things in our lives- our family, our dignity, our hope. Millions of people everyday are fighting the fight to overcome and destroy this ugly word- this tiny, powerful, evil little thing that likes to… Continue reading the ugly word.
Now, I know its not New Year’s Day or anything, but who says I can’t have a moment of reflection in the middle of June? I’m in a good spot, but my journey has been seasoned by so many life changes that happened to cram themselves into this past year that I feel like I… Continue reading a full circle.
Has it really been almost a year? Well, then this is my favorite year. What I wouldn’t give to hold onto it and never let it go. I want to stuff it into my pockets so that I could pull it out anytime I want. I would unfold it and smell as much newborn baby… Continue reading has it been a year?!
What can I say? Since my last post, my life has been completely turned upside down and rearranged (in the best possible way), and now I can hardly recognize where I stood last October. Nine months ago, I was dreaming of our late June wedding, picking out a white dress and drifting into the cold… Continue reading back in the game.
Gonzaga. Alumni. Rowing. Racing. Costumes. Jack and Dan’s. Fall Family. Bulldogs. Greenbluff. Zagapalooza. All things associated with this fabulous October weekend that keeps bringing me back to Spokane every year. {Women’s rowing alums} This last weekend I made the trip, just as I have every fall since I moved away from Spokane, and it certainly… Continue reading zagapalooza
I know this went viral a long time ago, but I still love it.
This week, the unit I work in moved into a brand new space. UWMC built a new addition to the hospital, primarily to house our long-awaited, state-of-the-art NICU, which will be my new home (away from home). While I am so excited for this beautiful, roomy, light-filled, quiet unit and the palpable joy/comfort it brings… Continue reading bidding farewell
For some, maybe for many, fall is depressing. Bringing with it the colder months and shorter days, it basically serves as this interim season that leaves us wondering, “c’mon, bring on the snow already!” Early morning commuters look a bit sleepier, a bit more melancholy about the day ahead, and seem to dread the lost… Continue reading falling forward…
Keith and I have just reached a milestone in our lives, one that I am sure will bring us many blessings and fill our hearts with love. We became aunt and uncle to a beautiful baby boy- Michael Stephen. While this is a bit more of Keith’s milestone than mine, considering I am not yet… Continue reading for the love of babies!
inspired living
by Sarah Clouser
We can't return, we can only look behind from where we came, and go round and round and round in the circle game. --Joni Mitchell
A journey of self discovery: navigating the ins and outs of motherhood, single parenting, and life as I know it
We can't return, we can only look behind from where we came, and go round and round and round in the circle game. --Joni Mitchell
the circle games 