Who's That Girl?

1 year has come and gone. 1 year of firsts without you.  It’s crazy how fast time has gone by.  I feel like most days we are wishing our days away.  There is always something we are planning or looking forward to.  Wishing for the winter to pass so we can have our summer.  Counting down…

Being a parent is challenging, exciting, rewarding and exhausting.  There are a million more ways to describe being a parent but those are just a few of the ones at top of mind currently.  Recently I had the chance to hold a newborn baby again.  A beautiful little boy with the sweetest little face.  It…

July used to be a month filled with many happy feelings for me. It was the official kick-off to summer, an anniversary, Mila’s birth month, annual family cottage time and lots of other special celebrations too. It has now become a month of heavy thoughts and yet again, another loss. As hard as I am…

A moment captured that is gone forever – a photograph. I have been going through several bins of items collected over the years and some of which include boxes and albums filled with plenty of photographs dating back to childhood.  Obviously more recently photos are just stored on CD’s or in the cloud, heck even just…

I think it is obvious why this topic has come to mind and has definitely been at the forefront more recently so I thought I would share my thoughts about it. The reality that Mila won’t have her daddy around for some significant things is something that sits heavy in my heart and head and…

Well, I said 2022 was going to be a year of changes and new beginnings and boy has it ever been.  Here we are 6 months in and it has been full of exciting, challenging, scary and wonderful things too.  Not only did my family dynamic change, my physical and mental health has shifted too…

I always try to find beauty in the simple day-to-day things.  Sure, some days can be much harder than others, but I definitely aim to reflect and appreciate as much as possible throughout my day which can also help with resetting your mindset when things might be a little harder. Whether it be the beautiful…

July 23rd 2011 – the day I became a mother, a day I will never forget but also a day that I truly felt love on a whole different level.  My heart felt complete after years of trying and even a loss.  My heart felt pure joy and I finally understood the true meaning of…

Have you ever thought about writing yourself a letter?  I feel like if I could travel in time and write to younger Lisamarie I would warn her about the tough road ahead but reassure her that everything would be ok and that she will survive/get through it.  Maybe it would help ease her nerves and…

I am forever proud of anything and everything Mila does whether it be how deeply she feels and loves things, the effort she puts into her friendships, how hard she works on school assignments, how passionate she is about joining teams and clubs or her strength and courage when it comes to public speaking, the…