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Dear Henry IX

Dear Henry,   This last weekend we took you to New Jersey to be baptized. You were baptized in your grandparents’ living room by the priest from the church where your dad and I met, got married, and had Jacob baptized. It was a wonderful ceremony, welcoming you into the Church. I was worried you […]

January 28, 2013

Faith, Modern Perspectives, Motherhood, Parenthood, Young Married Mom

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An Update That Really Could Have Used a Better Title

Today I finished the blanket I started for Henry before he existed.   Tomorrow is the Moment of Truth: John goes back to work!   Saturday is the anniversary of what we believe to be the day we lost Ethan. There were some tears when I brought this up to John tonight, but there are […]

January 2, 2013

Modern Perspectives, Motherhood, Parenthood, Young Married Mom

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It’s Been . . . One Week

Today Henry is one week old. What a dramatic week the first one home with a newborn is! Once we were home from the hospital, I couldn’t fathom when I’d feel like blogging again. For the past two days, I’ve been itching to write here and edit my novel again. Good news!   Henry is […]

December 29, 2012

Faith, Modern Perspectives, Motherhood, Parenthood, Young Married Mom

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