Category: Family

  • Mourning a Loss

    Mourning a Loss

    I wrote over 1,000 words walking through how Wednesday night went. I suppose if people want to know the full story, I can share it at some point, but right now, this post is to remember my sweet Saraa. My little gray one. Sunshine’s blue kitty. She lost the use of her back legs very…

  • Let’s Talk Allergies

    If you have allergies, you know exactly what life living with them is like. If you don’t have allergies – I am genuinely so freaking thankful that you don’t. I wouldn’t wish them on my worst enemies. Seriously, not even that one guy…we all know who that guy is. Why? I can imagine many people…

  • #TheTalk

    #TheTalk

    Sunshine turned eight years old in February. I say this only for age context. She and I have been reading the Scholomance Trilogy by Naomi Novik together. By this, I mean I have read the entire trilogy and have been reading the books aloud to Sunshine. I figured the books would be something she would…

  • Beautiful Blue Eyes

    “What a beautiful little person you are. And you have blue eyes. That makes it even better.” The older white lady who complimented my six-month-old child meant well. She saw us sitting at a table in a coffee shop, Sunshine bouncing on dad’s lap, and she wanted to let us know our child was beautiful.…