Kindness is finally in style! As the holidays approach, I’m realizing that along with the gift guides and toy commercials, are an equal number of opportunities to give back with gifts that help those in need! Better still is that families are beginning to make giving back a part of their own holiday traditions. The […] Read more…
On Christmas morning, I had expected very little in the way of surprises. I mean, after 13 years of marriage, we usually buy the gifts with each other and then wrap them for December 25th. What happened after all the other gifts were opened, was beyond my wildest dreams. Paul had commissioned an amazingly talented woman, […] Read more…
I never want to forget the signs around me. It’s when I need them most and when I ask Zack for them, that they have been revealed to me. I write them here to preserve my memory, to share with all of you who may need to believe that signs exist, and to make it […] Read more…
Another year goes by and the Christmas tree is up. So is our new Elmo decoration. The lights are twinkling, the carols are playing, the ornaments tell a story of our life and there are several branches adorned with Elmos for Zack. And yet, I just can’t find that spirit again this year. It’s been […] Read more…
This time of year, right after Halloween, begins the holiday season, Christmas parties and shopping for the perfect gifts.I have two special little people in mind this holiday who will be getting the Big Hugs Elmo from us. While I sure do wish that it was under our own tree for Zack, I will give […] Read more…
Last night, we started to decorate for fall and Halloween – my dislike for gravestones on a front lawn is no surprise– but Jayden looked through a few decorations and lost it. When I asked him what upset him so much, it was the gravestone decoration that we had from years ago- the one I […] Read more…
I’m a hugger. It’s just who I am, and if I’m being honest, I’m kind of known for being a good one! If I look back on the last few years, there are certainly hugs that I will never forget….this story is about one of those. While some other moms might be choosing to share […] Read more…
I’ve been around babies since Zack died. I’ve seen them, they’ve come to my house and I’ve even attended baby showers.All of those situations have been very hard for me.The truth is that I have had such a difficult time with anything baby since Zack’s been gone. Not only because I’ve lost a child, but […] Read more…
Zack’s room was the place where he and I would rock the night away. The place where I tried to get a few minutes of sleep between humming the Elmo song, during his 2am episodes.It’s the place where he would sit in his bouncing chair and get his meds and his gtube feed each night […] Read more…
Our Blurb photo book arrived!!!! This Christmas, I decided to make a special book about Zackie. All of our favourite family photos with him, some silly shots, photos from his therapy and with his loving brothers. I spent several nights uploading all of the photos and using the templates to create the perfect layouts, background […] Read more…