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Dear Ethan IV

Dear Ethan,   I wasn’t supposed to start missing you again until next week. I have hope in our new baby, growing well in me, and your due date isn’t until Monday. My emotions like to plan ahead, it seems, and just thinking about how tough next week is going to be broke me down […]

July 25, 2012

Faith, Modern Perspectives, Motherhood, Young Married Mom

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Why I Seem Okay

It’s been just over two weeks since we got the news about Ethan, yet he’s been gone for almost a month. I wrote earlier this week about how grieving, for me, isn’t just about crying. I’m not crying very much these days, nor am I actively doing much of the other things on that list. […]

February 3, 2012

Modern Perspectives, Motherhood, Young Married Mom

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Maybe Mothers Do Know Best

When Jacob was diagnosed with food allergies, I admit I developed a quiet but raging paranoia about pretty much the entire world, both inside our home and out. I couldn’t imagine why anyone who even knew Jacob would consider ingesting dairy in his presence. Clearly that was a recipe for disaster, and not even the […]

January 17, 2012

Modern Perspectives, Motherhood, Young Married Mom

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