Dear Zackary, The time has come for your annual Birthday letter. Tomorrow, you turn 4 years old. I know it seems cliche, but I truly can hardly believe I have a four-year-old. It feels like an entire lifetime has happened since I first held you in my arms. This was a tough year, Zack. When 2025 began, I was not in a great head space because of politics and losing a little hope in humanity. Then, we all came down with Covid. When Dad and I got it, we were both pretty sick. Sho

It's been a really, really hard year. I know I am not alone in that sentiment. In my family, we've dealt with my husband's hospitlization and diagnosis of an autoimmunie liver disease, a cancer diagnosis for our beloved dog that turned into an infection at the surgery site, and caregivng for my mom after she fractured her ankle in two places. It seemed like every time we made it through one chaotic, messy, stressful period, another one was there to greet us. And then, well an

When I tell you I loved high school, I’m not exaggerating. I loved  high school. I used to daydream that they’d build a college on the same campus so I’d never have to leave. I sobbed my eyes out at our Senior All Night Party after graduation. I was voted “Most Likely to Work at Mercy.” I had school spirit, served on Student Council, and was friends with all kinds of people. I imagined I’d be one of those people who kept in touch with everyone. But things didn’t quite go that

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