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Bright Yellow Boots
if you’d stayed littlelike all mothers sometimeshope, then I wouldn’t smileso brightly nowwatching you toddlein your bright yellowboots. and one daystanding in the kitchen,I’ll be having a conversationwith a man,and I’ll wonder how it happened.I’ll think back forjust a secondto once upon a timewhen you fit perfect in myyoung arms. but you’ll say, “Mom,”and I’ll… Continue reading
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Birth in Times Like These
They said it would betoo scary to bringa babyinto this kind ofworld. As if someone’s birthdayshouldn’t happenbecause we think onlyin nightmares. As if the weightof our worryis their realityforever. As if we are thepiratesof all peaceand goodness. As if God ran outof His beautyand powerand kindnessand lovethe momentwe grew upto give birth to the childrenwe… Continue reading
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September Two Years Ago & The Goodness of God
On September 10,2019, I began a new prayer journal. I’ve been keeping prayer journals consistently since I was about 16 years old. I have a box for my old prayer journals and year calenders. If there were to be a fire that burned our house down which is a very real possibility every year in… Continue reading
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I’m Having Another Baby (a very unpoetic piece)
Summer found me excited for my son’s first birthay, refreshing the ole podcast, and dusting off my email list which has been off it’s game since late 2019! I sent two whole emails this summer with the intent to send more and then. . . I found out I was pregnant again. What?! As for… Continue reading
