Once your child receives the tracheostomy, the information seems never-ending. I personally felt as though simply caring for the trach would take up 24 hours of my day. I couldn’t…
The first time I heard the word “trach”, and had it explained to me, I had extreme nausea and felt I would faint. The emotional response was huge. Imagining my…
There is indeed a whirlwind of emotions when it comes to feeding your baby through a tube. Some days you won’t even mind it, it’ll be systematic, and other days…
The big events, the unexpected and shocking events, are the ones where we need help the most. Yet typically, you’re in a hospital – you couldn’t pack, process, or prepare…
A Messy House When you step into my house, you’ll notice a lot of unusual things. Exercise equipment is scattered all over the floor, the dining room table is piled…

Addicted

If I tell someone  They’d think I’m gross They’d shudder, they’d shrug  They’d say “I’d never do such a thing” I don’t tell you the times, I’m so disgusted with myself too Again and again, I lust – I lust after after the opposite of good  My mind knows it’s wrong My heart begs me […]

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Positive

Someone told me – or maybe everybody tells me “Just stay positive, then you’ll feel it one day” Positive… optimism… happy… Oh please stop with the words! I choose solutions, I choose life, I choose joy. Yes, life hits me – oh it hits me hard I simply stop, I stop finding the urge to […]

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I know you have God, but…

It has become known to me that when a person is going through various things – whether it be suffering or temptations, it can be difficult for others to see you being joyful, peaceful, and content. It is in these circumstances that I have heard this phrase, after being asked “How are you so peaceful?” […]

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Good Pastures

My eyes are heavy, My heart seems weighted. This life, the sorrows within – I can’t escape – I must escape! These feelings within, My heartache so deep. How to escape, how to resolve? Escape is only for a moment – A resolve – it’s for a lifetime. I see a field – A field […]

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