I have a secret to confess. I love planning my kids’ birthdays! It brings me a lot of joy. I enjoy picking out their gifts, making their favorite birthday meal and I especially like surprising them with...

We are rounding up our time with Shelly. The last question I asked her was if she could go back in time, what advice would she give to her younger self. I loved the powerful simplicity of what she said....

We’ve been reading Shelly’s story for the last several posts (you can read more about it here, here, here and here) One aspect of her life I was very curious about was how she managed to work...

We are continuing Shelly’s story. If you haven’t read the previous parts, you can read it here, here and here.   In this chapter, Shelly is working part-time and is the proud mama of two little girls....

At the end of the last post, Shelly and Coby were finding a diagnosis for their daughter, Kinley. In addition, Shelly found out she was pregnant again. You can read the beginning of Shelly’s story here...

This month’s Conversations is with Shelly (read her bio here). Shelly and I met via email 14 years ago. At the time my husband and I were in the process of moving to Oklahoma. One of my concerns moving...

Dossier​ Name: Shelly Codename: Mom in Progress Alias: Shel…Mommy…honey Interests/hobbies: disability advocacy…golf…historical fiction…gardening…spending time with family and friends Pet...