Being without your mom on Mother's Day is super hard. It just is and I am so sorry for your loss. Many people are shopping for gifts and making plans to spend the day with their moms, but those who have a mother who has passed away can't do that. For people who have children, they can still celebrate Mother's Day with their own kids, but they still are missing a giant piece of the day, their mom. Regardless, I think it's important to still celebrate the day. I'm sharing ways to honor ... Continue Reading...
How To Help Your Dog With Cancer At Home
A few years ago, our beloved dog of almost twelve years developed cancer. My husband and I were devastated because in our eyes our dogs are members of our family. Since we were told there was no hope of remission, we decided the only way to help her was to make her comfortable for the remainder of her life. I’m sharing my story and some tips on how to help your dog with cancer at home. This post contains affiliate links. These links help me run my site. If you purchase through the links, I ... Continue Reading...
My Week Long Baby; Early Miscarriage
This post contains an affiliate link to a book I found helpful. Please see my disclaimer page. This post has a link to my article "My Week Long Baby" about my story of early miscarriage on Her View From Home (scroll down for the link). Miscarriage is so common. I find when talking with a group of women, many voice their experience with this tragedy. My miscarriage happened very early on in the pregnancy, but my brain still built so many plans for that baby. My brain went crazy with many ... Continue Reading...
My Worst Fear as a Mother
My kids always ask me what I’m scared of the most and I’m never really sure how to answer them because I don’t want to scare them by my real fear. I usually say I’m scared of something bad happening to them. I can’t tell them the real truth that what I’m really scared of is dying and leaving them to navigate growing up without me. It’s not that I don’t think my husband would do a good job, I know he would, but I saw how hard it was for my dad to be a widowed, grieving single parent and I know ... Continue Reading...
