Jacqueline

Anna and I had a long but fun Saturday.  We drove up to the Irish Hills to take Paul up to do some chores.  He left a truck up there so we needed to drop him off.  Then we went to visit our friend Lily.  And after that I had to go run errands.  Anna […]

The first big NO this week happens all the time.  I’ve tried to let myself stay calm and cool but it is truly so annoying that it sometimes is hard to brush off.  It’s the handicapped parking deal.  And I know it can happen anywhere, but lovely readers it happens the most at church.  Is

I was stressed about it happening since I got the text.  My stress was nothing compared to the stress of the family sitting there, caring, wondering and taking every bit of strength left in their already worn down minds.  Instead of celebrating Christmas, sitting in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU).     How many of us

As you may have noticed, I’ll be posting later when the holidays are here because I truly believe in setting down the phones, the computers, the noise.  I feel that we need to be in the holiday not in our phones.  As a Warrior mom my life is full to the brim and beyond.  I

It was December 12, 2025.  It was the first birthday of my mother who recently died by suicide. We had a very turbulent relationship.  She always told me that she would give me signs after death. I worked a long day.  I thought all day, it is her birthday, the first with her gone.  I

I still use the radio in my car. The pickings are slim, I don’t have a fancy car with Sirrus or the right way to hear my phone through the system.  If I could hear it then it’s still hard to maneuver my phone and drive.  So alas, I still listen to the real radio.  

All the great leaders will tell you that failure was their greatest teacher.  This sure holds true in the Warrior life we live.  To be honest most of the world looks at our children as a failure but they try to understand it. They try to help and they try to make room for a

As a Warrior mom we learn life away from home.  Especially in the hospital for extended stays.  It is often us who experience these times and there’s little we can do to avoid it.  We can’t get out of the cruel admission that lands us in that place for days, weeks, and even months.   I

This week I met some wonderful warrior women for pizza. This was actually a meeting for self care that happened to include pizza.  Before we became moms we likely just went out to eat as often as our mediocre paychecks would allow.  We had no cares of children at home, no deadlines, no other person

Since I’ve been blogging about Anna and I there have been trips to get away from this demanding life.  They are getaways for myself, sometimes they are special with other moms getting away too.  This past weekend was a trip that is close to my heart and never disappoints.  It’s called Mom’s Night Inn.  It