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We aren’t always smiling…
(This is Elayna the week of her initial diagnosis. She was just five years old.) Over the course of the last few months (since relapse), I have had people ask me how we keep from getting angry about all of this. We keep our posts online fairly positive because that is our overall approach to…
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Sidewalk chalk fun
We. Love. Summer. I feel like it brings you back to what is important and reminds you to enjoy the simple pleasures in life. This summer we are immensely thankful for our healthy girl, and all of her smiles and giggles and snuggles. I sit and watch her create with her sidewalk chalk and marvel…
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As time goes on…
This girl. Look at how healthy she looks! Wow. Some days feel SO normal now that we get most of the way through before I feel that familiar lump in my throat….. Today I watched her at swim lessons and was hit by a sudden, heavy wave of emotion as I thought about the fact…
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Jungle Gym ~ Songs of Life
Every month I participate in a blog circle (photography project) called Songs of Life with a group of talented photographers. We strive to shoot images that represent both our life, and lifestyle photography, and we take our inspiration from music. This month our inspiration was the song “Jungle Gym” by Jack Johnson (listen here). The…
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Dream ~ Songs of Life
This month my Songs of Life group was asked to shoot for the song “Dream” by Priscilla Ahn. To me, this song is all about being a little girl who has a big dreams for her life. That fits Elayna pretty well. She has a lot of big dreams for her life. When we talk…