motherhood – Page 8 – Sierra V. Fedorko

November 1, 2022

6 Months Postpartum, Awkward Armfuls & the October Garden

I sat in the garden a few weeks postpartum and felt the breeze. Holding my daughter close to my chest wrapped warm in her colorful quilt. My son played. I smiled. Even laughed. There was a lifting here. Happiness I could feel. The early postpartum fog rose half an inch. I’m in the garden 6… Continue reading

Garden of Green Fables

garden, garden journal, hope, hope grows, motherhood, The Celebrating Soul

August 1, 2022

Zinnias, August 1st, & a Folded Paper of Dreams

I scribbled out my dreams for the future. I wrote of children who would garden with me and complain about it, but I wouldn’t mind, because I would be just so happy they were there with me. A folded piece of paper stuck in a between the pages. Who knew if it would happen? Who… Continue reading

Garden of Green Fables, infertility, motherhood

love story, motherhood, motherhood journey

July 26, 2022

The Desert Sky, Flowers, and the 4th Trimester

I smile at Heidi who smiles at me with her whole face. I love how she talks with such gusto, concentration, and effort. I walk by the flower bed filled up with the wildflowers and zinnias we planted the weekend before her birth. Heidi is 3 months old now and it feels as though the… Continue reading

Garden of Green Fables, motherhood

fourth trimester, motherhood, motherhood journey, motherhood poems

July 21, 2022

Sunflowers, Summer Son

Our first sunflower of the season bloomed in the second week of July. I love sunflowers. They remind me of the summer I was pregnant with my son. That first time experiencing all the emotions that come with the final weeks of pregnancy, the excitement, the unknown, and the natural way your mind just starts… Continue reading

Garden of Green Fables, motherhood

birth experience, garden blog, garden jounraling, garden story, motherhood, motherhood poetry, pregnancy, sunflower