How quitting alcohol has increased my patience
• January 25, 2024 • Leave a CommentPosted in Back to life and living, Diagnosed, Life after diagnosis, living, My journey, sobriety, the ride of my life
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When even little things seem to be too much to bare
• December 13, 2023 • Leave a CommentPosted in Along the way, Back to life and living, Diagnosed, Life after diagnosis, living, My journey, the ride of my life
Tags: acceptance, changes, comfort, day by day, eli and ella, Eli and Ellas Prayer Warriors, emotions, Enjoythemoment, family, God, gratitude, hope, in her shoes, journey, joy, learning, letting go, life, Love, metachromatic leukodystrophy, MLD, never give up, one day at a time, parenting, proud mom, rare disease, special needs, strength, surrender, tears, warriors
4 a.m. thoughts
• November 29, 2023 • 2 CommentsPosted in Back to life and living, Diagnosed, Life after diagnosis, living, My journey, the ride of my life
Tags: acceptance, anxiety, caregiver, challenge, dark night of the soul, darkness, day by day, depression, eli and ella, family, Fear, feelings, future, God, grief, growth, healing, inner critic, journey, learning, lessons, life, never give up, one day at a time, poetry, purpose, sadness, smothering, sober, sober living, sobriety, sorrow, special needs, struggle, thoughts
Today is international pickle day!
• November 14, 2023 • Leave a CommentPosted in Back to life and living, Diagnosed, Life after diagnosis, living
Tags: acceptance, day by day, eli and ella, Eli and Ellas Prayer Warriors, enjoy the moment, family, games, gene therapy, gratitude, growth, healing, Hero, hope, international pickle day, learning, live, Love, Miracle, MLD, never give up, normalcy, one day at a time, rare disease, special needs, thankful, warriors
The voice of alcohol
• November 13, 2023 • 1 CommentPosted in Along the way, Back to life and living, Life after diagnosis, living, My journey, sobriety
Tags: alcohol, anxious, blog, eli and ella, one day at a time, recovery, save me, save me from myself, sober, sobertiktok, sobriety, surrender
Using anxiety as a catalyst for growth
• November 8, 2023 • Leave a CommentPosted in living, My journey, sobriety, the ride of my life
Tags: anxiety, anxious, challenge, change, day by day, drew Barrymore, eli and ella, gratitude, growth, learning, letting go, live, never give up, one day at a time, sorrow, strength, struggle
Escaping with alcohol
• November 6, 2023 • Leave a CommentPosted in Along the way, Back to life and living, sobriety, the ride of my life
Tags: alcohol, change, depression, drew Barrymore, grateful, growth, journey, keep going, one day at a time, pain, sadness, sober, sobriety
Have you ever thought about quitting drinking?
• November 5, 2023 • 4 CommentsPosted in Back to life and living, sobriety
Tags: AA, alcohol, one day at a time, quit drinking, recovery, sober, sobriety
When God is good but life’s still hard
• October 9, 2023 • Leave a CommentPosted in Diagnosed, Life after diagnosis, living, My journey
Tags: acceptance, day by day, don’t quit, eli and ella, Eli and Ellas Prayer Warriors, Fear, gene therapy, God, god is good, gratitude, have faith, hope, Jesus, keep going, learning, life, life is hard, memories, metachromatic leukodystrophy, MLD, never give up, one day at a time, parents, sorrow, special needs, strength, suicide awareness, warriors, you are loved
My (2) greatest accomplishments
• June 24, 2023 • Leave a CommentPosted in Back to life and living, Diagnosed, Life after diagnosis, living, My journey, the ride of my life
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Fear Not 