Josh – Through the Lens of Motherhood

beautifully normal

An interesting thing happened today. Normalcy. For the past few days I couldn’t see past this new mountain to see the horizon. I used to live in the mountains in Austria and every once and a while I would need to escape to breathe, I would get claustrophobic if I couldn’t see the horizon. ThatContinue reading “beautifully normal”

They should be here

This post will probably offend some of you, and I am prepared to hear feedback, I want that said up front. I do not by any means mean to offend you, but the topic I am approaching today is offensive and is unavoidable on both sides of the story. So, you should know that IContinue reading “They should be here”

The Plan of attack

This kid might keep me up every night… and drive me crazy with exhaustion, but then he he’s just so cute, and such a big boy that he ends up melting my heart again and all is forgiven. In a bid for ‘village life’ I turned to facebook today for some much needed advice onContinue reading “The Plan of attack”

my bad

It was said that for a Blog title of ‘The biggest smile” that Josh wasn’t smiling in the pic… and that is a glaring mistake on my part… so here is Josh this morning smiling. I should mention that this is really not a LARGE smile like we saw at McDonald’s on Saturday but IContinue reading “my bad”

biggest smile

This week has been full of low lows and high highs… let’s start with the lows… Josh and Kaleb have been cooped up in this house for almost 2 weeks now, as we try to potty train Josh, and it’s starting to wear thin for both boys. The week began with no sleep, serious attitudeContinue reading “biggest smile”

unexpected answers

This week has been a week full of unexpected answers to prayers and beautiful moments that just last week I thought wouldn’t happen, or at least not for a long time anyway. It started on Tuesday, when Josh decided that the battle for potty training wasn’t worth fighting anymore, and though we have had manyContinue reading “unexpected answers”

Surrounded by angels

Josh – surrounded by angels My Aunt pointed out that in this shot, Josh is surrounded by angels, and I couldn’t help but see it as so much more than a Christmas pageant but rather a metaphor for his life up to this point and beyond. He, we are surrounded by angels this Christmas andContinue reading “Surrounded by angels”

Angel?

I remember growing up with a story of my Mom, Sister and Gran driving down the road when my sister (young at the time) started screaming hysterically to stop the car. My Mom stopped immediately and turned to my sister to see what could possibly be wrong with her. My sister, asked her ‘didn’t youContinue reading “Angel?”

Tell my heart!

I look back at the past few years and I can’t believe we have made it… this sounds depressing but I am so tired, and really just frustrated today. I know that the news at Josh’s last ECHO wasn’t terrible, I understand that there is hope, but yet here I am, a few days laterContinue reading “Tell my heart!”

what they do for me

In all my mothering moments, I have to admit that some of my favorites are the hugs, or the kisses that I receive from my youngest. He speaks my language and is sensitive to my moods. When I need love I can count on any number of un asked for hugs. He simply gives becauseContinue reading “what they do for me”