Blog Posts: Family

Blog Posts: Family

2020 Has Been a Lot: IVF, Politics, Miscarriage, Family...

A recap. This year has been a lot, for most everyone, I believe. My husband and I are fortunate to be financially stable and not to have any questions about job security in the midst of this pandemic, which I know is not a given. And I appreciated that, as my own art shows were all cancelled and my art income tanked.

But this has been a hard year. Remember a year ago, when Trump had an Iranian…


A Rough Summer - Loss of my Uncle to Covid

It started with my mom's cow, who lost her calf (stillborn) in a difficult calving. It got worse with the loss of my uncle this week to Covid 19. This stuff is brutal.

It is hard to wrap your wits around times like this, and losing a family member who has been taken for granted. It is surreal and seems pretend. Most days I wake up and think, that didn't really happen, did it? But sadly, here we…