a mother’s love
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I Hate the Lies They Told You
At 16 weeks I found myself in the ER due to bleeding. The risk was placenta previa. While I sat in the waiting room, a girl easily a decade+ younger than myself was wheeled in experiencing extreme pain after taking abortion pills. Months later I’d wake up one morning with the beginnings of a poem… Continue reading
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A Poem of HOPE for Our Generation
I hope when you heard us talking about how fast our kids were growing you felt hope for our generation twice removed from yours. And I hope you saw how happy we were to be mothers in this day and age…how even the state of the world couldn’t change the state of our mind to… Continue reading
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There Will Come a June (Just You Wait)
Rewind to the June we were neck-deep in infertility and you’ll find me in the photo below. Picking these flowers became such a special part of my summer season which was otherwise marked by the harshness of time. But there would come a day my miracle toddler son and I would go on a walk… Continue reading
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I’m Pregnant with Our Thanksgiving Baby!💖
By the title you’ve seen…I’m pregnant! Our third baby is due this November mere days before Thanksgiving. As one of my dearest friends said, “a Thanksgiving baby sounds just like the perfect story for you.” She’s right. I love Thanksgiving. I love that time of year. By mid-summer I’m already looking at Thanksgiving tablescapes on… Continue reading
