To my sweet boy
Today is the day I bombard you with scary pictures. Today is the anniversary of my (most recent) brush with death. Today is Noah’s birthday. Some years have been harder than others to celebrate my youngest miracle child. In those…
15 simple ways to speak the Quality Time love language
The Quality Time love language is all about undivided attention. Sorry, you will have to put your phone away to best show a QT person love. Try your best not to cancel or avoid plans with a QT person –…
25 simple Acts of Service to make your spouse feel loved
1 – Make their cup of coffee in the morning 2 – Carry in the groceries 3 – Make them a Spotify playlist 4 – Offer to schedule doctor appointments or make long phone calls 5 – Fill their gas…
Love languages rescued my marriage
Have you ever felt like you needed love so badly, but couldn’t explain why you didn’t feel it? I’ve spent the majority of my life searching for love. When I was in middle school I was the fat, funny friend….
5 items my Autistic teen can’t live without – virtual school
Being a teenager is hard. Being a teenager living through a global pandemic is a whole other level of hard. In our house, the hardest part of the pandemic has been the changes – hello, Autism. For my teenager, keeping…
Hello snow day – diffuser blend
Trick your brain into thinking you’re in warm, sunny Hawaii instead of cold, dark Michigan. Snow days are fun when you’re a kid…not so much when you’re an adult. You’re either forcing your car to commute in conditions the schools…
The ugly truth about medically fragile kids
After eight, extremely long months in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Noah came home. While we were ready to have him home (and end the back and forth drive to the hospital) the thought of caring for a medically fragile…
What if I disagree with you
Telling doctors “I googled it” doesn’t scare me anymore, neither does the steam that shoots from their ears when I say it. My children are my number one priority, you better believe I prepare, especially when the plans involve surgery,…
gingersnap cookies with ginger
Gingersnaps aren’t a typical Christmas cookie for my family, but these are so delicious I might have to make them a tradition. Ingredients: ¾ cup butter, softened 1 cup white sugar 1 large egg ¼ cup dark molasses 2 cups…
snickerdoodles with cinnamon
Give me some cinnamon sugar on anything and I’m a happy girl. In my old snickerdoodle recipe I used to double the amount of cinnamon – now I just add a drop of dōTERRA’s cinnamon essential oil and I’m in…