Keeping Up with the Mazzolas – The Dixie Belle Diaries

Failure to Thrive

Posted on March 24, 2018
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Failure to thrive. That's what brought us to the hospital this time. With the amount of time our family has spent in these hospitals over the past couple years, I am seriously considering proposing a "frequent flyer" program to the board of directors. Kind of…

Shattered

Posted on February 15, 2018
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I’m seriously trying to remember what mirror I broke or a time where I walked under a ladder or did something to merit the ungodly amount of bad luck I’ve been having lately because something or someone or the universe is out to get me.…

When You Lose Your Grace

Posted on February 4, 2018
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Y'all. I did a thing. I did a bad thing. I let my emotions get the best of me (not advisable), and I retaliated. A comment that hurt my feelings-- and believe me, it takes a lot to hurt my feelings, so it was one…

Look What You Made Me Do

Posted on February 4, 2018
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EDITED TO ADD: I was approached by a reader who let me know that words can hurt. Some of the things I wrote in this post might accidentally hurt others that could be struggling with some of the same issues. Please know that that is…

Savannah James Mazzola: a Birth Story

Posted on January 15, 2018
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So, yeah. That didn't take long. I had been having contractions all night before we decided to get up and go to church as a family Sunday morning, January 14th. So when they continued throughout the service, I knew we were going to at least…