Son Up to Son Down

This past weekend we celebrated the one year anniversary of my mom’s life-saving open heart surgery. We gathered with family and friends to soak up each other’s love and company, because a milestone like that is something to celebrate!

May 1, 2021 was a life changing day for not only my mom, but for my whole family as well. I will never forget the nerves, tears, and celebratory hugs of that day. Another reason I’ll never forget it is because it was also the day my middle son broke his arm at soccer while I was at the hospital with my mom … talk about needing to be in two places at once!

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