August 25, both of my kids will be back in school. Ian is starting kindergarten, and Gabby will be in 7th grade. But they aren’t the only ones in the Cogley household starting school. This mama is also going back to finish her college degree. Now, for those of you who are close to me, you know I’ve been in… Continue reading Back to School: My Own Timeline
What a summer it’s been with the kids. It’s hard to believe that next month, my babies will be back in school. Gabby is going into 7th grade; Ian is starting Kindergarten. Time sure does fly. As school time approaches, both Mike and I have been working diligently to try to get Ian ready for the transition. With all of… Continue reading Ian Update
My husband made a comment to me to the other day. He told me he has noticed a change in me. He said he could tell my anxiety hasn’t been as high, I haven’t been as stressed, and my overall energy has been different. He told me that my change has in turn impacted him, and even the kids. It… Continue reading Learning to Love Myself
As children grow up, they begin to do more and more things on their own. They want to be independent, and it’s up to us as their parents to instill that confidence in them to do so. Ian is a little behind on some things due to his brain tumors and Autism diagnosis. One of the things he struggles with… Continue reading Zippers, Buttons, and Buckles, Oh My!
“Don’t blink” they tell us. It will all be over before you know it. You’re going to miss this. Do we ever listen though? I thought, in the moments, I was cherishing them. Until they become a memory. Then I wish I would’ve held on to it longer. Closer. More tightly. Today is the last day of June. Ian’s 5th… Continue reading Don’t Blink
Last week was Father’s Day, and I had some time to think about this day and what it means to me as a mother, a wife, a daughter. I had a chance to reflect on the life I was given versus the life I have decided to create for myself, as well as for my children. I personally do not… Continue reading The Father of My Children
6.2.22 One week before scan day. I did our June calendar earlier this week and completely forgot to put his scan on it. Maybe I didn’t forget, maybe I was just trying to block it out for as long as I can. Scan days bring a lot of depression and anxiety in the days leading up to it. I had… Continue reading Ian Update
We’ve all seen the cartoons- the ones with the protagonist facing a dilemma and is accompanied by an angel version of themselves on one shoulder and the devil version on the other. Do you ever feel like that in real life? I do. We all face a devil hanging out on our shoulder, whispering in our ear. They make a… Continue reading For Myself
In honor of Brain Tumor Awareness Month, I thought it would be a good time to give an update about our warrior. When my husband and I decided that we wanted to have another, the life we envisioned for our then-future-child was nothing like it turned out to be today. We had our boy name picked out since I was… Continue reading Go Gray in May
Life is a journey. Each of us are on our own paths. Along the way, our paths cross others, and they separate. They lead us to things we love, and things we hate. And all the while, it helps us find ourselves when we feel so lost trying to stay on our path. I’ve crossed into paths that didn’t belong… Continue reading Follow Your Arrow