motherhood
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Forget Not
Garden Lullaby, June 23, 2018 It’s been all about the goats over here, but look at this porch garden! The snapdragons are beginning to bloom again and the daisies found their magic spot. The mint is reaching for the skies (or at least the porch ceiling), and the avocados are getting ready to find a… Continue reading
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The Days Before I Saw My First Positive Pregnancy Test
Quite a few Novembers ago, I remember sitting outside and trudging through the emotions that come with infertility. There was a storm brewing in the distance, but as I sat there I suddenly felt that it would be okay. . . even good. Not right then. Maybe not soon. But sometime. There was a a… Continue reading
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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
