IF I were a betting person, I’d gamble that 99% of the people reading this has said or thought; “If I’d only known then what I know now……” It’s perspective on our past that has influenced the present in some way. We all look back on our past and maybe wish we would have done […]
My very good friend Ed asked me yesterday if I’d ever heard the saying “coincidence is an insult to God.”? I hadn’t, but it makes perfect sense. “Coincidence is God’s way of remaining anonymous.” ― Albert Einstein This post is for you, Ed. God knew exactly what He was doing when He put you in […]
Being educated about Livia’s syndrome is something I am confident to say, we are educated. We have prepared ourselves in knowing what to expect. Or, what the books say will happen to her. This knowledge is stored away, and not focused upon. One of the things that gave me some peace when we received her […]
My house is calm and quiet this afternoon. Finley is asleep on the couch, which rarely happens. It’s been a fun and busy week of birthday celebrations, special days at school, field trips, and warm days to play outside. Today, we went on a field trip with Livia’s class to a zoo in Madison, WI. […]
Love. “Love is, without a doubt, the basis of everything. Not some abstract, hard-to-fathom kind of love but the day-to-day kind that everyone knows-the kind of love we feel when we look at our spouse and children, or even our animals. In its purest and most powerful form, this love is not jealous or selfish, […]
I gave myself permission, the other night, to hold a pity party for one. I was going through a pile of paperwork; sorting junk, mail, file, and other. I came across a piece of paper that came from our last Minnesota visit. Jake and I took Livia the first week in April for her last […]
I’m sure the majority of people that are reading this know me personally, or know someone in my family, or know a friend of a friend that maybe told you a little something about Liv Life or the Hubert family. Hopefully you know why I’m writing this blog. If not, let me give you a […]
This isn’t going to get any easier……. Never in a million years did I think I would be a Marathon runner. A multiple 26.2er, at that. This past weekend, I was privileged to be in Arizona to run my third marathon. The IMS marathon, to be exact. My running partner is a snow-bird, so I […]
The memory of that very first moment I laid eyes on my Livia Grace is still so vivid. I can close my eyes and be back in that OR, anxiously awaiting that first cry. The moment is still slow motion in my mind. Jake is by my side, nervously wanting to just jump over that […]