Monthly Archives: July 2013

Wordless Wednesday: Junk Drawer

Posted on July 31, 2013 by Shannon

You know you’re a diabetic when you find things like this while cleaning out your junk drawer…. (What diabetic goodies are in YOUR junk drawer?)

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And then there were 6

Posted on July 24, 2013 by Shannon

In 2012, my husband and I decided we wanted to try for one more baby … little did we know, God had bigger plans for us and gave us TWINS. 🙂 We went to our first doctor’s appointment, and the … Continue reading →

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Anxiety, much?

Posted on July 22, 2013 by Shannon

This post has taken me awhile to put together.. not necessarily difficult to write, but difficult to make myself sit down to write it and put it into words. Since having the babies in April … I’ve had an issue … Continue reading →

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Conservation

Posted on July 19, 2013 by Shannon

Not talking about water… but my diabetes supplies. After having the twins in April, we decided I’d not return to work and I’m now officially a SAHM (Stay at Home Mom). One problem with that is insurance. My insurance through … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday

Posted on July 15, 2013 by Shannon

How in the world does this happen? And pay no attention to the calloused finger tips. That’s just what 20+ years of blood sugar checks will do to ya. 😉

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Better Together

Posted on July 15, 2013 by Shannon

Our church is finishing up an initiative where another church is joining our congregation … the name of the initiative is “Better Together”. We have been wearing a blue bracelet that says that, also. Today, I looked down at my … Continue reading →

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Life changing weekend

Posted on July 12, 2013 by Shannon

**I originally wrote this post in February 2013, but it was saved in my Drafts.   Seeing as how this week is the, as I like to call it, “Lollapalooza” of the Diabetes world, I thought it was appropriate to share … Continue reading →

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Live vs Have

Posted on July 8, 2013 by Shannon

I was typing a blog post the other day and I had initially typed so-and-so “… who has diabetes.” I sat and looked at the screen for a few minutes and thought, that’s not right .. and changed it to … Continue reading →

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Epic Fail

Posted on July 8, 2013 by Shannon

I had an epic fail night recently. And it was one of those nights that was so incredibly frustrating because I felt like I was doing everything right, but diabetes just was not going to cooperate, no matter how hard … Continue reading →

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Positive nuggets

Posted on July 8, 2013 by Shannon

Recently we went to a relative’s house and they had a friend over. She was older, maybe in her 60s. Nice lady, but as she was making the tea, and I saw her pouring sugar in the pitcher (instead of … Continue reading →

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