Parenting With Heart And Humor
To say that the heart-mom community is a "village of support" is a gross understatement. We are a group of kindred hearts, a force to be reckoned with and a united front when it comes to welcoming new members and teaching newbie heart moms the ropes. We seek the truth and demand untampered View Post
Some stories happen and instantly beg to be written, others need to mature and then one day they are ready to be presented to the world. I have held this story in my heart for six years, it has pulled me through the most terrifying times of my life. This account was my "snuggle buddy", "security View Post
The topic of "vaccinations" has been weighing heavy on my mind for a while. I felt that my silence was not a good representation of my (strong) feelings, when out of the blue, a dear friend wrote this piece and asked if it was appropriate for my blog. Yes - and 110% YES! I am proud to feature this View Post
I spend a lot of time writing about motherhood in an effort to empower and support my fellow moms. But somewhere along the way, the child with medical conditions and special needs is lost! Lost in the system, lost in the community, on the playground – just plain LOST – if he doesn't have friends and View Post
You just took a call from your child’s doctor. It wasn’t his staff calling with the results, it was the doctor himself - which we all know only means that the test came back positive for (fill in the blanks). You hang up the phone, maybe you remembered to wish him a “good day”, or not - regardless View Post
They told me to write from the heart, so I did. They also said to “write what you know” - I did that too. After blogging for a year, freelance writing for longer and generally enjoying word-smithing for as long as I can remember, I feel like things are falling into place. Slowly the pieces to the View Post
I am honored today to feature a guest post from the writers for the Children's Hospital & Medical Center in Omaha's website: small beats. Their articles are always inspiring, empowering and supportive of caregivers. They wrote this article exclusively for my blog, which I am thrilled to share View Post
With flu and cold season practically knocking on our doors and the relentless Entero D68 virus in the news, I am not surprised when friends reach out to me for advice on how to live in a "germ-free bubble." Once a germaphobic mom - always a germaphobic mom! I know our “bubble-like” life style isn’t View Post
Are you a parent with a sick child, a child with a sick parent, or a spouse with a sick partner? Chances are that you felt like you were drowning when the tidal wave of information and responsibilities of being a caregiver flooded your life. In the blink of an eye your world changed, tables might View Post
Ten questions every pregnant woman should ask during her anatomy ultrasound. The doctor is looking for much more than the gender! Her smile is warm, almost as calming and toasty as the gel she is about to squirt on my belly. She is the one who has done our prior 20-week ultrasounds. I know, it View Post
Dear Jordan, I didn’t cry on your graduation day. I am sorry, but I think I ran out of tears a long time ago. I had planned on crying, knowing myself and the importance of the evening I had applied minimal eye makeup. I was hoping not to walk out of there looking like Alice Cooper with a mascara View Post
Dear mom sitting across from me, I know we have not officially met before, but I can comfortably say that I know you already rather well. Our paths might never cross outside of these walls. We live different lives, even speak different languages - but in here, none of that matters. In here, we View Post
We are going to end National Heart month with fellow heart mom, Sara's incredibly touching story about her beautiful daughter Lucy. Sara, who is also a blogger, spent February sharing touching photos of Lucy under the hashtag #RememberingLucy. We are blessed in the cardiomyopathy world to have Sara View Post
***Update February 2015** I have continued to follow Autumn's story for over a year now. She has had her ups and downs and a really scary close call just a few weeks ago. Beautiful Autumn continues to fight like a warrior and prove that she is a true miracle. Please read her story and support her View Post
