children
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A long/short time
I recently found a picture in my memories of little Theo eating a Frosty at Wendy’s. What stood out to me most were not his little blond curls and chubby cheeks, but the…
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Give me a break
I saw a quote shared on Facebook the other day that said something along the lines of Moms need a break. God knows this and has never taken even a tiny break from…
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The Creativity of the Womb
With each pregnancy I’ve experienced I mourn the loss of creativity. Perhaps it’s not my creativity that is gone, but the energy and motivation to carry out the things I would like. Either…
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December 14
And it’s the work of peasants, the everyday schlepping as a mother. There are bits of beauty that weave in through the madness: the beautiful loaves baked in the morning, the sweet conversations…
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The birth of a name.
When we announced the birth to our friend chat group, one of them said that every time they prayed during my (very long) labor that he kept hearing that this boy is going…
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The birth of Herald Thomas
The experience of giving birth is harrowing, awful, hard work, nervewracking and raw, but it’s so beautiful, incredible and joyful too. I am privileged to have given birth to six (!) children.
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Full house
I took the crib apart today. Maggie learned to climb out a couple of months ago and it has basically been collecting dust as she often falls asleep with her sister (and then…
