https://betweenbruisesandblooms.blog/2026/07/27/the-4-a-m-household/Between Bruises and Bloomsen2026-07-27T09:34:30+00:00The 4 A.M. HouseholdMotherhood, sleepless nights, home, family life, HoneySpark, cats, Lucifer, midnight, slice of life, witching hour, dogs, Pets, pet poetry, cat poetry, dog poetry, Myst, Zelda, Cerri, zoomies, kitten chaos, 4am, animal lovers, cozy chaos, everyday magic, humour, home lifehttps://betweenbruisesandblooms.blog/2026/07/27/420-a-m/Between Bruises and Bloomsen2026-07-27T09:20:15+00:004:20 A.M.Motherhood, Healing, Between Bruises and Blooms, insomnia, survival, Cannabis, Reflection, Recovery, quiet moments, smoke and stillness, Grief, coffee, dawn, 420, cigaretteshttps://betweenbruisesandblooms.blog/2026/07/27/even-sick-the-morning-comes/Between Bruises and Bloomsen2026-07-27T09:13:41+00:00Even Sick, the Morning ComesMotherhood, Healing, Resilience, Parenting, Between Bruises and Blooms, survival, motherhood poetry, coffee, sick days, exhaustion, babies, authentic motherhood, everyday strength, self compassion, cold seasonhttps://betweenbruisesandblooms.blog/2026/07/27/333/Between Bruises and Bloomsen2026-07-27T08:33:00+00:003:33Between Bruises and Blooms, insomnia, poetry, nighttime, coffee, haunted house, ghosts, Gothic, Moon Magic, witching hour, cigarette, intuition, synchronicity, candles, cat, 3:33https://betweenbruisesandblooms.blog/2026/07/27/the-witching-hour/Between Bruises and Bloomsen2026-07-27T08:00:00+00:00The Witching HourBetween Bruises and Blooms, insomnia, midnight, night, gothic poetry, candlelight, darkness, moonlight, haunted, mystery, witchcraft, magic, feminine energy, ravens, crows, witching hour, 3amhttps://betweenbruisesandblooms.blog/2026/07/27/surviving/Between Bruises and Bloomsen2026-07-27T07:53:43+00:00Survivinglife, Motherhood, Writing, Healing, Resilience, emotional healing, remembrance, MaKenna, infant loss, child loss, Hope, love after loss, bereaved mother, Mental Health, love, Grief, trauma, mourning, empty crib, surviving, breathing, grief journey, life after loss, personal poetryhttps://betweenbruisesandblooms.blog/2026/07/27/the-day-the-ocean-stopped/Between Bruises and Bloomsen2026-07-27T07:45:51+00:00The Day the Ocean Stoppedlife, Family, Motherhood, Writing, Healing, Resilience, Parenting, Hope, Emerson, survival, unconditional love, son, motherhood journey, motherhood poetry, Mental Health, Gratitude, love, trauma, childhood memories, Canada Place, ambulance, Vancouver, BC Children's Hospital, parenting fears, febrile seizure, fear, emergency, childhood illness, Near Loss, protective mother, memoir, personal story, fictionhttps://betweenbruisesandblooms.blog/2026/07/26/im-working/Between Bruises and Bloomsen2026-07-27T02:28:22+00:00I’m WorkingWriting, Healing, growth, Resilience, personal growth, emotional healing, Hope, Between Bruises and Blooms, Becoming, poetry, contemporary poetry, creativity, self-expression, original poetry, boundaries, writer life, reclaiming yourself, choosing yourself, healing through art, life as a writer, finding peacehttps://betweenbruisesandblooms.blog/2026/07/26/between-the-chores/Between Bruises and Bloomsen2026-07-26T21:52:08+00:00Between the ChoresFamily, Motherhood, Parenting, Between Bruises and Blooms, home, authentic, poetry blog, Behind the Poems, writing life, Daily Lifehttps://betweenbruisesandblooms.blog/2026/07/26/the-noon-light/Between Bruises and Bloomsen2026-07-26T17:00:00+00:00The Noon LightHealing, growth, Resilience, Hope, Between Bruises and Blooms, blooming, new beginnings, emotional poetry, Reflection, light, middayhttps://betweenbruisesandblooms.blog/2026/07/26/heres-to-the-rest-of-our-lives/Between Bruises and Bloomsen2026-07-26T16:00:00+00:00Here’s to the Rest of Our Liveslife, Healing, growth, Resilience, Hope, Between Bruises and Blooms, Becoming, new beginnings, poetry, future, fresh start, optimismhttps://betweenbruisesandblooms.blog/2026/07/26/the-first-chapter/Between Bruises and Bloomsen2026-07-26T15:00:00+00:00The First ChapterHealing, growth, Resilience, Hope, Between Bruises and Blooms, Becoming, new beginnings, poetry, life journey, fresh starthttps://betweenbruisesandblooms.blog/2026/07/26/the-boy-with-pockets-full-of-magic/Between Bruises and Bloomsen2026-07-26T14:00:00+00:00The Boy with Pockets Full of MagicFamily, Motherhood, Parenting, Between Bruises and Blooms, childhood, poetry, Theo, Theodore, son, magic, Wonder, imaginationhttps://betweenbruisesandblooms.blog/2026/07/26/the-world-according-to-big-brother/Between Bruises and Bloomsen2026-07-26T13:00:00+00:00The World According to Big BrotherFamily, Motherhood, Parenting, Between Bruises and Blooms, unconditional love, childhood, poetry, Theodore, siblings, big brother, brothers and sistershttps://betweenbruisesandblooms.blog/2026/07/26/emmy-bunny/Between Bruises and Bloomsen2026-07-26T12:00:00+00:00Emmy BunnyFamily, Motherhood, Parenting, Between Bruises and Blooms, Emerson, unconditional love, childhood, poetry, big brother, Emmy Bunny, eldest sonhttps://betweenbruisesandblooms.blog/2026/07/26/my-teddy-bear/Between Bruises and Bloomsen2026-07-26T11:00:00+00:00My Teddy BearFamily, Motherhood, Parenting, Between Bruises and Blooms, unconditional love, childhood, poetry, Theo, Theodore, son, cuddles, teddy bearhttps://betweenbruisesandblooms.blog/2026/07/26/when-theo-smiles/Between Bruises and Bloomsen2026-07-26T10:00:00+00:00When Theo SmilesFamily, Motherhood, Parenting, Between Bruises and Blooms, unconditional love, childhood, poetry, Theo, Theodore, Rainbow Baby, son, smilehttps://betweenbruisesandblooms.blog/2026/07/26/the-woman-in-the-ivy/Between Bruises and Bloomsen2026-07-26T09:00:00+00:00The Woman in the IvyBetween Bruises and Blooms, poetry, abandoned house, ivy, mystery, folklore, Gothic, Haunted Places, witch, forgotten gardens, nature reclaiminghttps://betweenbruisesandblooms.blog/2026/07/26/the-widows-house/Between Bruises and Bloomsen2026-07-26T08:00:00+00:00The Widow’s HouseBetween Bruises and Blooms, Grief, haunted house, ghosts, abandoned places, mystery, dark poetry, folklore, Gothic, Haunted Places, widowhttps://betweenbruisesandblooms.blog/2026/07/26/the-candle-knows/Between Bruises and Bloomsen2026-07-26T07:00:00+00:00The Candle KnowsBetween Bruises and Blooms, poetry, candlelight, dark academia, moonlight, shadows, folklore, Gothic, Haunted Places, witchcraft, ritualhttps://betweenbruisesandblooms.blog/2026/07/26/where-ghosts-go-to-smoke/Between Bruises and Bloomsen2026-07-26T06:00:00+00:00Where Ghosts Go to SmokeBetween Bruises and Blooms, abandoned house, ghosts, eerie, witchy, dark poetry, Gothic, Haunted Places, smoke, supernatural, afterlifehttps://betweenbruisesandblooms.blog/2026/07/26/the-house-that-watches/Between Bruises and Bloomsen2026-07-26T05:00:00+00:00The House That Watchesabandoned house, haunted house, ghosts, eerie, dark poetry, folklore, Gothic, Haunted Places, abandoned buildings, supernaturalhttps://betweenbruisesandblooms.blog/2026/07/25/by-candlelight/Between 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vulnerability, poetry, soul connection, Relationships, love, destiny, gravity, emotionshttps://betweenbruisesandblooms.blog/2026/07/25/the-space-between-us/Between Bruises and Bloomsen2026-07-26T00:00:00+00:00The Space Between UsHealing, Hope, Between Bruises and Blooms, Longing, romance, connection, distance, Memories, emotional poetry, poetry, Relationships, love, missing someone, separationhttps://betweenbruisesandblooms.blog/2026/07/25/the-art-of-almost/Between Bruises and Bloomsen2026-07-25T23:00:46+00:00The Art of AlmostHealing, Hope, Between Bruises and Blooms, Longing, romance, vulnerability, emotional poetry, poetry, Relationships, love, missed chances, timing, what if, almost, Heartbreakhttps://betweenbruisesandblooms.blog/2026/07/25/we-came-home-together/Between Bruises and Bloomsen2026-07-25T22:00:00+00:00We Came Home TogetherFamily, Motherhood, Hope, Twins, identical twins, twin girls, mono di twins, Birth Story, NICU, Bringing Baby Home, Newborn Twins, Hospital Stay, 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destinyhttps://betweenbruisesandblooms.blog/2026/07/25/if-timing-were-a-place/Between Bruises and Bloomsen2026-07-25T14:00:00+00:00If Timing Were a PlaceHope, Between Bruises and Blooms, Longing, romance, poetry, Relationships, love, missed chances, timing, fatehttps://betweenbruisesandblooms.blog/2026/07/25/when-izzy-bear-roars/Between Bruises and Bloomsen2026-07-25T13:30:00+00:00When Izzy Bear RoarsFamily, Motherhood, Parenting, Between Bruises and Blooms, Twins, childhood, poetry, Isabella, Izzy Bear, toddler, personality, laughterhttps://betweenbruisesandblooms.blog/2026/07/25/goosifer/Between Bruises and Bloomsen2026-07-25T13:00:00+00:00GoosiferFamily, Motherhood, Parenting, Between Bruises and Blooms, Twins, childhood, poetry, Gabriella, Gabby Goose, Goosifer, baby girl, toddler, laughter, mischievoushttps://betweenbruisesandblooms.blog/2026/07/25/izzy-bear/Between Bruises and Bloomsen2026-07-25T12:30:00+00:00Izzy BearFamily, Motherhood, Parenting, Between Bruises and Blooms, unconditional love, Twins, childhood, poetry, Isabella, daughter, Izzy Bear, baby girl