Every pregnancy is a blessing, but every pregnancy is also different. Each is filled with its own challenges and triumphs. But I think the most challenging pregnancy of all is one that comes after a miscarriage. While I feel...
They say parenting changes you, and they’re right. For many people (but not all!) there is some instantaneous switch that flips when that wriggly little newborn is first placed in their arms, while others walk a journey of learning and...
Before I became a mom, I celebrated my mom on Mother’s Day. When I became a mom, I continued to celebrate my mom, but I also wanted to be celebrated on Mother’s Day. I could pretend to be humble...
Because their 8th birthday is tomorrow, I thought I would take this opportunity to introduce you all to my twin boys, Joshua and Caleb. When Matt and I got married, we started trying for a child right away. We...
Loss can either make or break you; it is what you do with it that decides.
It was a Friday evening eight years ago as I checked out at the Mexican restaurant we had frequented during my pregnancy (at least...
The opening scene from the musical Wicked is a song called "Thank Goodness" where Galinda the Good Witch is addressing a crowd of her supporters and fans. If you know the score, you know what I'm talking about. She...
Some days my ovaries hurt. I would say my uterus also feels empty, but since it was ripped out of me without my prior knowledge almost five years ago, I guess it has no feelings now. (But I am...