Gratitude is essential. Last January, thanks to my friends Callie and Jeff Dauler, I started practicing daily gratitude. It’s quite simple. You find anything in life you’re thankful for, big or small, and write it down each day of the week. Are you grateful for coffee? Same, write it down. Grateful for a successful surgery? [...]
September 8, 2020 marked the first day of my new life. On that horrific date, Heaven gained the most stunning, generous, selfless, and often opinionated, angel - my mother. It has been exactly one month since Jan "died." I put that in quotes not because it isn't true, but because I've been told by multiple [...]
I was pregnant. Now, I am not. It’s so harrowing typing those words, but writing has always been a form of therapy for me, so here I am. It’s July 29, 2020, and I’m currently in the process of miscarrying a baby. We found out we were pregnant with our second child on Father’s Day. [...]
It’s baby’s first Christmas in our house, so we decided to have some professional pictures taken. Y’all… these photos. I couldn’t be more in love. Even my husband, who HATES taking pictures, thinks these pics are great. It’s all thanks to our incredible photographer, Jolie Loren of Jolie Loren Photography. I’m your typical Millennial, so [...]
Dear Brooklyn, My Blissful, Radiant, Outgoing, Observant, Kind, Loving, Youthful, Notable little girl. I’ve only known you for six months, but I can’t imagine my life without you in it. If I’m having a bad day, one look at your squishy face will instantly turn my frown upside down. Especially when I see that gummy grin. By [...]
Amusingly Katie 