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December 9, 2020

Willowjak Wrap-Up 2020

Stacey aka WillowjakMama

Thank you. For taking the time to check out our little site. For taking the time to read our stories. For showing your support for our sharing. For sharing your […]

Caregiving, Disability, StaceyFH

December 8, 2020

I Need to Live Forever

Stacey aka WillowjakMama

“Take a deep breath, Stacey and we’ll see you in a bit.” I didn’t have time to dwell on how vulnerable I felt with my backside out and exposed, when […]

Caregiving, StaceyFH

November 27, 2020

My Adapted Christmas Traditions

Stacey aka WillowjakMama

As the numbers of my household members has shrunk over the past few years, it has become harder and harder to keep up the magical feeling that comes with the […]

Caregiving, Disability, Mental Health, StaceyFH

November 18, 2020

Help Me Keep the Fear At Bay

Stacey aka WillowjakMama

I’m freaking out. In January, I was one of those people who was paying attention. I was devouring world news and knew about the Coronavirus and I started to get […]

Reflections, StaceyFH

November 10, 2020

Symbols that help me remember

Stacey aka WillowjakMama

I originally wrote this post for the Huffington Post in 2016. Since then, my hometown has a new symbol that lines our streets in the weeks leading up to Remembrance […]

StaceyFH, Wellness

November 8, 2020

Lazy Sunday Edition

Stacey aka WillowjakMama

The weather here in southern Ontario is glorious. No other word for it. We are being teased with this last burst of warm temperatures, lovely breezes and blue skies. The […]

Where there are secrets, there is shame. Shame can only exist when things are kept secret. Healing cannot happen in the shadow of shame. These are not my words but […]

Caregiving, Mental Health, StaceyFH

November 2, 2020

Shame in Parenting, Kate and Leo

Stacey aka WillowjakMama

So I’m about to step into very scary territory. My heart is racing just typing these words and knowing I’m crossing into a place of more honesty and sharing. It […]

This post was put together late Thursday afternoon. I dug back into the archives of my old blog from when my kids were younger, in search of a specific time […]

StaceyFH

October 24, 2020

Small Business Saturday – Archibald’s

Stacey aka WillowjakMama

The pandemic has put a strain on so many small businesses and I thought I would do my part to support them in a weekly feature that we’ll call Small […]

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