Discovering Hope in Despair
I identify as the gender I was assigned at birth. So was my oldest. And my husband. My mom. Aunt. Papa. You get the point. When I walk in to a room full of people, there is usually at least one person like me - a female. An assigned at birth, female. I dont have …
Our daughter is 6yrs old. And she is transgender. I have written about her before. About how she told us. About how she showed us who she really is. About our transition as a family. About this journey that has been bestowed upon us. I market myself as an open book. You have questions. I …
Hi. I have missed you all. It's been a long 2 1/2 months. Woah. Has it really been 11 weeks since I last wrote anything? Wow. It has been a long 11 weeks. I feel like I hopped on an out of control roller coaster ride that finally spit me out last week. But not …
Continue reading The Loving Myself Journey: Gate #5 – The Tornado That Saved Me
Like the past 3 gates, this one came in like a wrecking ball at the speed of light, knocking the wind out of my sails, leaving me stranded in 82ft waves. Before I realized what hit me, I was drowning. In the middle of an ocean I built with my own 2 hands. No one …
Continue reading The Loving Myself Journey: Gate #4 – Special Needs PTSD
Events unfolded last Friday and this Monday at our kiddos school. It was nobodies fault. And the school staff did the best they could with the tools they had. I do have to say that the school staff is amazing. With that being said, the time has come to make sure our daughter has the …
Unless you have been living under a rock, you have seen, or felt, or somehow experienced some sort of intense emotion related to the current political environment. Not only in America. But around the world. Social media gives us the ability to be bombarded with tragic events and news stories 24.7.365. Some days it is …
Continue reading The Loving Myself Journey: Gate #3 – Common Ground
Ok so it is not nearly as fun in real life as you wished it would be. But if I were to be able to sleep most of the day AND get paid to do it....heck yeah! I'd be the first in line. Even if I have to camp out for weeks on end for …
Continue reading Sleep Study? I Get to Study How to Sleep? Schweet!
If you do not know who I am, or haven't ran across my post about what 808 means to me, then let me give you the cliff notes version. I see 808 constantly. Everywhere. Sometimes I do not see it for a few days, or even a week or more. But it never ceases to …
