Oct 176 min read
Slow is good, and good is fast
One summer I tried my hand (and feet) at wild land firefighting. Yes, I signed up to fight fires in the woods. My dad had been working in...
Aug 307 min read
I am not afraid- our baby after Cooper
Getting baby #3 has been a journey like nothing I ever expected. Almost immediately after Cooper was born and we found out about his...
Aug 145 min read
Low Muscle Tone and Good Humans
The day after Cooper's birth, the doctor said Cooper had markers for Down syndrome, but he couldn't be sure of the diagnosis. After...
Aug 14 min read
Dreams, God, and Grandma
I haven't written too much about God publicly. I know there are many, many viewpoints, opinions, and experiences on the topic of...
Jun 212 min read
Walk With Angels
I don't remember how we got connected with United Angels. Somewhere in what I now refer to as the "the blur"- the time period between...
May 254 min read
Cooper’s Health: Sleep, SLEEP
Why do we need sleep? I would enjoy the newborn stage a lot more if our bodies did not need so much dang sleep. My body, in particular,...
Apr 64 min read
The Big Brown Chair
I remember nine months after Cooper was born. I sat in the big, brown squishy rocking chair in his room, desperately trying to rock him...
