Why I blog
Mommy Blogging The answer is simple – I want people to care for the caregivers. But I’ll get to that. I’ve been blogging for a while now. Since 2005 I…
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Continuous Traumatic Stress and Good Therapy
I was recently watching something online or maybe it was a show that had two men having a conversation, contemplating whether or not they were willing to go to therapy….
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Extend some grace to the caregivers
Single parenting is truly not given the credit it deserves. Single parenting for people who don’t have circles of support even more so. Single parenting children with disabilities? That’s something…
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Failing My Kids or Being Responsible
I don’t think I have ever known how to just ‘be’ as a mom. I’m grasping to find the words here, but what I want to describe, is the feeling,…
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Survival: Our responses to the pandemic
I wasn’t well, so I started this blog. I called it the Journey to Wellness. Part of the journey has been the discovery that wellness doesn’t have to simply mean…
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Losing our Story-Keepers
Recently, my family said goodbye to the last of a generation. I experienced my first and hopefully last, live-streamed funeral service. I am so grateful that we had that opportunity…
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Willowjak has some growing up to do
Some of you have been with us since the beginning. We started out with a little goal to create a platform to share our stories with the hope that it…
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Puppies and hockey and having the choice
They are so needy They need so much exercise They chew on everything They make too much noise They make a mess of the yard They ruin the floors They…
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Reality vs Social Media
I was surfing Instagram this weekend and was inspired by a post I saw, where a gorgeous influencer was espousing body positivity by showing her bikini, made-up photos before-and after…
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Health Scares Bring Gratitude
I’ve found myself at the point in my life where I never wanted to be, yet knew I would inevitably be here. The penny has dropped and the years of…
