• Family,  Life,  Motherhood

    A Path Well Paved

    You know, its funny the things we take for granted.The things we don’t often think about.The ones we pay so little attention too, that if they were to disappear tomorrow, we would barely even notice.Then, there are the things we believe, we absolutely could NEVER live a day without. That if they suddenly no longer existed, we would question, how…

  • Family,  Health,  Life

    Making Changes

    Surprisingly, adjusting to life with diabetes didn’t take us very long. It somehow just came natural, even for Brenley. She was immediately able to recognize when she felt that her blood sugar wasn’t quite right. For a 2 and a half-year-old, that’s pretty damn incredible. With Type 1 Diabetes, there is ZERO room for error. So for us, organization was…

  • Life,  Motherhood

    Holding it ALL Together…

    You know its funny when I was 16 I convinced my parents to let me get my first tattoo. I, of course, knew exactly what I wanted and where. Even before I knew they would agree, to allow me to get it. The tattoo would be…”Your Greatest Strength Lies Within You”, located on my ribs slightly beneath my heart. As…

  • Family,  Health,  Life

    5 TIPS TO LIMIT SCREEN TIME

      Oh, technology, what on earth would we do without it, right? Sure, it’s wonderful! I mean at all times, with the touch of a few buttons, we can find out absolutely anything! Mostly, all from the power of our smartphones, or tablets. However, with the ease of this, also comes downfalls. THE SCREEN TIME! Our faces are engrossed into…

  • Family,  Health,  Life

    Our New Normal…

    By the time we had arrived at the hospital, the reality of the situation really began to set in. Type 1 Diabetes was indeed, no joke. The ER was expecting our arrival, no time was wasted getting us in a room, to be seen immediately. This had not been my first trip to Children’s Hospital, and it was not about to…

  • Family,  Life,  Motherhood

    SURVIVOR

     sur·vi·vor /sərˈvīvər/ noun 1. a person who survives, especially a person remaining alive after an event in which others have died   June 3rd, 2018 We celebrated National Cancer Survivors Day Sure never thought this day, would hold such great significance in our lives, as it does today… Today, is #NationalCancerSurviorsDay Today, is a day we celebrate all who are still…

  • Health,  Nutrition

    5 SIMPLE Label Reading Rules to Live by!

    Lets talk about Nutritional Labels, even before Brenley was diagnosed with diabetes, I was anything but a pro at label reading. However, nutritional labels were ALWAYS something I paid very close attention too, especially the Ingredients list! If label reading is something you do not pay too much attention to, I can’t blame you. Aside from the fact that most…