Category Archives: Addiction

Jacob and the butterfly

Jacob made me cry pretty hard today.  A while back, my mom told Jacob that when you see a butterfly, it’s someone from heaven trying to say hello. Today as we got out of the truck after school a huge … Continue reading

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60 seconds

I have days that are harder than others. Today, for example, is a hard day. While most days pass without tears, today I have felt like crying since the morning. Some of you, like my husband, will want to know … Continue reading

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No heart

I am sorry, dear readers, for my lack of posts. I just haven’t had the heart. I’m trying to find joy in my beautiful boys, and I do, but it is quickly followed by a wave of loss. Praying for … Continue reading

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How this feels

there are no words for how this feels, truly, but as words are kind of who I am, I have to try.  How this feels Devastating. I can’t explain the feeling any better. So heartbreaking that, at times, it’s physically … Continue reading

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Dear brother

Why did you do this to us? We are so broken. I’m starting to doubt that it could be possible that I live in a world without you in it. My heart breaks over and over as I think about … Continue reading

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If only

If love could have saved you, you would have lived forever.  For oh, how you were loved. We fought for you. The little tether that held your heart to mine was battered, but it remained.  I tried to temper my … Continue reading

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If only

If love could have saved you, you would have lived forever.  For oh, how you were loved. We fought for you. The little tether that held your heart to mine was battered, but it remained.  I tried to temper my … Continue reading

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