children
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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…
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Catching fireflies
The simplest things, The freest in life Like the first twinkle of firefly In the waning summer light Are gifts from on high. Treasures sent to earth To be savored, And enjoyed, As our delight.…
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Bread of Life
The big boys are coming back after 6 days away at camp. For a homeschooling family that is a lot of time spent apart and I for one am really looking forward to…
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Meeting Maggie
There is no way to understand the desperation of an overdue pregnancy than to experience it. It feels like labor could be any minute, or never at all. Even now, nearly three weeks…
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Theo’s Story
**Theo started building this fort in the spring and worked on it all summer. He will be taking it down in the next few days so he wrote a story and took some…
