Participants in “Write 31 Days” pledge to write for 30 minutes on a single topic every day in October. My topic? Happiness. Today Cee passed her plate to Elle and asked her to mash up her sweet potatoes at dinner. Confused as to why she didn’t do it herself, I asked if her wrists hurt. […]
Participants in “Write 31 Days” pledge to write for 30 minutes on a single topic every day in October. My topic? Happiness. Today is Sunday. In the past I’ve participated in the “My Sunday Best” link up hosted by Rosie. If you visit that link, you’ll see a list of reasons why someone like me who […]
Participants in “Write 31 Days” pledge to write for 30 minutes on a single topic every day in October. Yesterday I chose a topic— Happiness. Now I have to explore it. At the time it seemed like a great idea. Now it seems more like a joke. Cee’s hip started hurting a little. This morning. […]
I lost almost three years of mothering. I’m not bitter. I’m not complaining. It’s just how life worked out. From the morning in January of 2013 when Cee woke up and couldn’t walk…everything, everything changed. No warning. No notice. Just the unrelenting, all-consuming pain of a four year old. All the sudden I didn’t know who […]
We just got back from Mayo. The hospital. Not the condiment. In case you’re confused. Cee’s labwork looks normal. We monitor her inflammation markers and liver numbers every few months. Good. Cee’s x-rays look clear. We have x-rays done yearly to assess permanent joint damage and the overall state of her joints. Good. Cee’s exam by […]
Welcome to the weekly link up, Just Enough Info (JEI). The internets can be a great source of community, and I’d love to get to know you better! Feel free to share your answers in the comments or link up if you have a blog. You can see our first link up here. JEI {3}: Prayer […]
Today was a big day, because Cee received her First Communion! It was a happy, happy day. Cee looked beautiful, and she was so excited to receive Jesus. Whew. We didn’t know if we would make it to this point. There were times we honest-to-goodness didn’t know if Cee would make it to ANY of the milestones we […]
Have you seen the previews for the movie “Miracles from Heaven?” I saw one, and it looks like Jennifer Garner plays me in it. Okay, she actually plays a woman named Christy Beam, but there are some similarities in our lives: a daughter’s terrifying, sudden-onset illness. A million questions. No answers. A crisis of faith. Hope. […]
Today Cee can sit up. That’s an improvement from yesterday when she couldn’t do anything but lay. We can all use a breather from the constant pain. She still can’t walk, but we’ll take every grace that comes, even if it’s small. She’s been able to color, read books, and play from her place on the […]