I have heard a whole lot of “you can’t....” since having a stroke. My favorite way to deal with them is to defy with my middle finger in the air. #lionheartedaf @3footgiant https://www.instagram.com/p/BrVpEiJHys6/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=o0s9ys3yfavk

It may just seem like some ordinary front-seat-after-a-hair-cut selfie....and really it kind of is. Except for one slight detail: this selfie marks the first time that I have gone to the salon by myself without my walker!!! Y’all! Without. My. Walker! #strokesurvivor #goalgetter #lionheartedaf

slightly basic? ✅ A little bit extra? ✅ a whole lot silly? ✅ ✅ ✅ #disability #strokesurvivor #lionheartedaf

There’s been a little hiccup in my recovery. I’ll preface this with: I feel pretty good and expect everything to be completely fine. I am in the hospital. We had some tests run last night and are awaiting results this morning. It’s a bummer to have a setback. But it won’t hold me back. #strokesurvivor #lionheartedaf #goalgetter

As I was drinking my morning coffee, prepping for a day of fun and learning, and looking out at some AZ landscape, I couldn’t help but to grin from ear to ear. I’m living my best life, y’all. And I’m so grateful for it. #onlikesassycon #dreambig #lionheartedaf

Having a stroke made me weak and broken. Hitting recovery from stroke head on is making me strong, stronger than I’ve ever been. It’s not by my strength but an eternal, supernatural Strength. It’s a tough road, but it’s a word worth traveling. #lionheartedaf #bujo #prayerjournal

They are my world, and I am their’s. Mother’s Day 2 years ago, we announced that we were having a baby. Mother’s Day last year, I was just out of the hospital and still too ill and weak to really celebrate. This year, I am strong and celebrating the immeasurable blessing of being their mama. #strokelookslikeme #lionheartedaf #mothersday

Ahhhh! I love the smell of a fresh start in the morning.  #suitesassypants #suiteandstrong #sassypants #natural #yoga #yogamama #yogamom #namaste #healthy #balance #hippie #hippiemama #goalgetter #quote #positivity #quoteoftheday #beyou #motherhood #momlife #boymom #clothdiapers #breastfeeding #normalizebreastfeeding #organic #lionheartedaf