This last week we spent the holiday at a wonderful lake house my sister found. We knew we needed to do something different since my stepmom’s death… Read more “We were just fishin’”

It is ironic that almost a month ago I blogged about being guarded and crumbling… I was to a point where I couldn’t help but acknowledge I… Read more “You are not alone”

So the last few weeks I have been binging Chicago Med. Somehow in the midst of having a baby, buying a new house and a new job,… Read more “Guarded and crumbling”

Did you know September 1st starts Suicide Prevention Month? Did you know September 5-11 is National Suicide Prevention Week? Did you know September 10th is National Suicide… Read more “Suicide… stop simplifying a complex issue”

August 22, 2021…. exactly 23 years since my mom died. August 21, 2021, is the celebration of my 42nd year of life. As much as I try… Read more “A grief that can’t be spoken”

What do you want to do be? This question that is asked more than any other from the time we can talk. Well meaning parents, teachers, and… Read more “One of life’s greatest mysteries”

Dear Public School Parent (and community), Part 2, Almost a year ago I wrote a blog titled “Dear Public School Parent.” It came out of heartache and… Read more “Dear Public School Parent (and Community), Part 2”

A few months ago I was invited to a meeting with the sole purpose of listening to student voice. The topic was mental health during the pandemic.… Read more “Abandonment, assumptions,”

When my mom died on August 22, 1998 she was 44… so she will forever be 44 to us. This year the Overnight Walk for American Foundation… Read more “Forever 44 – LOVE LOUDER”

May is Mental Health Awareness Month…. a month I am wildly passionate about… it is a month to promote mental health… a month to reduce the stigma…… Read more “It is May…”