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When my sister-in-law had her first baby, feelings of jealousy and anger rose to the surface and caught me off…
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When my sister-in-law had her first baby, feelings of jealousy and anger rose to the surface and caught me off…
Continue ReadingIt dawned on me that I have begun marking time with, life before and after the loss of my uterus. This year, I celebrated…
Continue ReadingI’ve decided I don’t want a body that lies. I'm going to embrace a body that tells the truth. I…
Continue ReadingIt wasn’t what we had in mind—this 1914 house with one bathroom on a busy street but far from everything.…
Continue ReadingYou’re far too young to understand the words I’m about to write, but still, I will jot them down so…
Continue ReadingMy baby is probably the cutest baby who has ever lived. He has my eyes, eyebrows, and nose. He has…
Continue ReadingTwo-year-olds often get a bad reputation for being temperamental, emotional, defiantly independent, and challenging. They are also hilarious, fun, lovable,…
Continue ReadingMy 9-year-old son, Waylan, had a flag football game last night. It was chilly. It was windy. I didn’t want…
Continue ReadingToday was hard. Put it down. Lay it down and don’t dwell on it. I know, at this moment you…
Continue ReadingOh, my sweet little child, I wish you could stay this little forever. I wish these days would never end.…
Continue ReadingI awake to the sound of my 4-year-old asking for breakfast. For him, every day is exciting. It’s whipped cream…
Continue Reading“God, please put a baby in Mommy’s belly. Amen.” She’s added it to her prayers every night for the past…
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