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The "Holy crap Christmas is in a week and I haven't even started shopping yet!" holiday gift guide

This is usually me. I’m a procrastinator. I̵ […]

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The “Holy crap Christmas is in a week and I haven’t even started shopping yet!” holiday gift guide

This is usually me. I’m a procrastinator. I’m writing this gift guide at the last minute. But ironically, I have done all of my shopping and am now just down to the little things. It’s a relief. However… usually I find myself in Target or Walmart a few days before Christmas, scrounging through whatever is […]

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6 Things My Sister-in-Law Has Taught me about being STRONG – Boston Strong

My sister-in-law became pregnant with her second child while I was pregnant with my second child, Jelly Bean. Jelly Bean was born in December, and my nephew was due in June. When we received the phone call on April 25th that Boston had been born – I was terrified for them. He was six weeks […]

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Make someone smile – Kathryn Day 2014

It’s Kathryn Day I cannot let the day pass without remembering her, and making sure everyone else remembers her too, but I also don’t want the day to be a sad and gloomy day. I challenged everyone through my Facebook page to do something kind for someone today in Kathryn’s memory. Can you do something […]

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The Safe Delivery App – Maternal Health

Since losing my own baby, I have become acutely aware of maternal health and newborn health topics. One platform I have become increasingly passionate about is saving mothers and babies from dying from preventable causes during pregnancy and delivery. In our case, even the best medical facility, the best prenatal care, and access to the […]

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Happy Birthday Tiny and Kathryn!

Three years ago… December 10, 2011. I woke up in the hospital bed at about 6am like normal. Shift change. The night nurse checked on me one last time, and I knew I wouldn’t see anyone again for awhile. Since it was Saturday morning, I knew I would not have the normal troop of medical […]

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This House Needs a Mouse

This house needs a mouse! Okay, MY house does not need a mouse – at least I didn’t think so until we read This House Needs a Mouse by C. Jeffrey Nunnally. By the way, I was provided a copy in exchange for my review, but all opinions are my own. Isn’t it […]

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Is Heaven for Real?

This is my period of grief. In just a few days we will celebrate the third birthday of my identical twin daughters, and just two days later, mourn the 3 year anniversary of the loss of one of them. I try to fill the birthday with joy and celebrate my survivor Tiny as much as […]

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December 7th is World #TTTS Awareness Day

Better late than never. I posted a bit on facebook today, but I felt like I couldn’t let the date completely pass without mentioning this day. TTTS, Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome,is a disease of the placenta affecting identical twins who share a placenta. While this may not directly impact you, perhaps you know someone […]

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I’m so sorry my daughter peed on your store floor… but you kinda asked for it

Has this ever happened to you? I ran across the store floor with my two year old daughter in my arms. As I approached the store employee, who was shuffling through clothes with a bored look on her face, I asked in a panic, “Do you have a bathroom we can use? She really needs […]

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