The past 2 years have been the toughest two years of my life….and if you know me well, that is saying a lot. I am no stranger to hardship and have overcome my share of adversities. However, I was not prepared for what life would throw at me this time around. Winston Churchill said, “If you’re going through hell…keep going.” And that is just what I am doing.

I have been quite absent from many things in my life lately, including, but, not limited to this blog. As you can see from my last post almost a year has gone by since little Samson was born. He is totally healthy and is a thriving and active 11 month baby boy. He left Riley hospital with only a prescription for a multi-vitamin (which I refused to give him btw because I’m just a rebel like that). After everything he went through, he is as normal as he can be now with absolutely no ongoing health issues resulting from the meconium aspiration or his prolonged hospitalization.

The rest of us haven’t faired as well. Our family (especially me) has been in turmoil since not long after his birth. I was not prepared for the emotional fall-out of having a newborn in the NICU or the resulting postpartum depression that followed. I have been in a deep/dark place the past year and am just now starting to see the light of day. With the help of many good people, I am beginning to regain my strength and once again engage in life in a healthy way.

I felt it necessary and appropriate to update here since this is where it all began. I’ll be back regularly to post images and happenings from both my personal and professional life. I just want to thank all of my loyal followers for not giving up on me. I’m back.