Touching the Memories

Inside Out Disney Pixar Disney Pixar's Inside Out was released in theaters the summer of 2015. Our whole family went one Sunday after church. All six of us filled a row at the local theater and we chuckled and laughed together. When we got…

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Just Ask

I don't like to ask for things. Especially when it is asking for something from a stranger. For example, directions or help from a clerk in a store or asking where the bubbler is when I'm thirsty at a mall. I usually end up…

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When Kids Learn the Hardest Things

After The Accident, I was sitting in a Bible Study and a mom made a comment about how she felt it was time to talk to her child about hard social topics like, abortion, homosexuality, racism etc. I get it. Those things are tough…

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Shopkins and Grief

October is coming. A couple of years ago this month was simply, Down Syndrome Awareness Month and I was cool with that. I was happy to share about our kid.  How great we think she is. How thankful we are for her. How smart.…

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The Camera

Right before we sold our house in Seattle, Mike and I were unsure of where we were going to be living. I had been talking to him about how I'd like to get into photography, because maybe we were going to be in the…

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Six Kids

We had about 30 minutes before we had to be somewhere last week, so the kids and I went to the park. While Ellison was playing on the monkey bars, she hollered over to me, "Hey Mom! You know the baby that you miscarried?…

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12

  There is a lot that I could say about our first daughter, and I have said most of it already in posts from the past, so I won't bore you with rehashing details. Today is Tullie Rose's 12th birthday. If I had to…

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