These Are a Few of My Favorite Things – Right Now Haylee (Daughter) My life went from being fairly normal, and almost mundane, to being filled with chaos and uncertainty. Currently, a lot of my day to day is surrounded by medical discussions, reliving the events of the past few months, and pain management. So,
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What I Wish I Could Tell My 20 Year Old Self Therese (Mom) If I could sit down with my 20-year-old self for just a few minutes, I wouldn’t tell her to worry more about her weight or spend more time trying to look a certain way. I wouldn’t tell her to chase a smaller
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Finding Myself Through Prayer After a Breakup Tori (Daughter) Moving forward after a breakup has been one of the hardest things I have had to do. When you spend so much time loving someone and imagining a future with them, it can be difficult to remember who you were before the relationship. For a while,
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Choosing Joy Over Anger Haylee (Daughter) Since being back home, I’ve told my story countless times to countless people; recalling the events and feelings over the last couple months and anticipating the unknown of what comes next. There are days when I feel like that’s all I ever talk about, which definitely has its ups
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A Mother’s Prayer: Put It in God’s Hands Therese (Mom) There are moments in life that forever change the way we see the people we love. For me, that moment came as I stood beside my grown daughter in a hospital room, praying she would survive. It wasn’t only fear that overwhelmed me. It was
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The Quiet Power of Journaling Tori (Daughter) Journaling has become such a safe place for me. When my thoughts are constantly racing, emotions feel confusing, or I can’t fully explain what I’m going through to another person, writing gives those feelings somewhere to exist. Sometimes I don’t even realize how much I have been holding
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Til’ Death Do Us Part: Who You Marry is Important Haylee (Daughter) Growing up my dad would always tell me that I would never find someone who loved Pauly Shore as much as I did. I think one summer I watched BioDome over 20 times because it was on constantly thanks to HBO. Well, fast
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Home Renovation: No One Warns You About the Emotional Cost Therese (Mom) When we decided to renovate our home, I imagined fresh paint, beautiful new spaces, and finally having a house that reflected the life we had worked so hard to build. I pictured the excitement of choosing finishes, watching rooms come together, and enjoying
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My 2026 Bingo Card Haylee (Daughter) Going into 2026, there were all these things that I wanted to accomplish. I told myself that I’d finally learn to sew and use the vintage sewing machine that I bought from the thrift store three years prior. I told myself that I’d be more consistent with my workout
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It’s Not Technology I Fear—It’s the Possibility of Failing Therese (Mom) People often assume that learning new technology is difficult because it’s complicated. For me, that was never the real obstacle. I’ve never been afraid of learning something new. In fact, I’ve always enjoyed challenging myself. Throughout my life, I’ve adapted to new jobs, overcome
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