Four Years Ago This Very Day

Today I have been married to Adam Kenneth for FOUR years.
My wedding day was not perfect. I started the day by clipping my grandma’s toenails (no joke).
I then arrived at the temple to find that my husband-to-be had been up more then half the night as sick as could be. He [...]

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To Michigan for a Funeral

We were so sad when it didn’t work out for Adam to attend his grandmother’s memorial service in Utah. We went back and forth toying with so many different options but finally had to just accept that we wouldn’t be able to make it. When we heard that the actual [...]

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Slightly Embarrassed

I was probably quite the ridiculous sight this morning as I:
• walked to the bus stop
• rode the bus to the park
• spent some time at the park
• walked to Hy-Vee
• picked up some groceries
• walked to another bus stop
• [...]

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SiX MoNtHs

It’s hard to believe that it was half a year ago today that Jack was born.
This morning as I laid in bed thinking of that morning, my thoughts turned to the happenings before he was born.
So many precious memories happened before we even arrived at the hospital, but this would be [...]

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Wish List

A couple weeks ago we received a letter in the mail from one of the social workers we met while in Iowa City. She sent a nice message along with a couple documents on grieving. One of the documents was entitled: A Bereaved Parent’s Wish List. As I read through the list, [...]

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