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Today.

Today marks six months from the day I went for an ultrasound and learned that our precious baby, Ethan, did not have a heartbeat.   Today I am eleven days from my due date with that pregnancy.   Today I am also sixteen weeks and one day with a new pregnancy.   Today I am […]

July 19, 2012

Faith, Modern Perspectives, Motherhood, Young Married Mom

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Dear Little One III

Dear Little One,   I know it’s soon, but it seems that, as early as fourteen weeks, I have been feeling you kick. Part of me is thrilled to have some tangible proof of you. Part of me wonders if 1) I’m imagining things or 2) something is wrong. But then, I think something is […]

July 16, 2012

Modern Perspectives, Motherhood, Young Married Mom

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When Lightning Strikes

Earlier this week, I was watching Sweet Home Alabama, an old favorite. The movie opens with two of the main characters, Melanie and Jake, on the beach in a lightning storm as ten-year-olds. After lightning strikes the sand, Jake pulls the two of them over to the spot to wait out the rest of the […]

July 11, 2012

Faith, Modern Perspectives, Motherhood, Young Married Mom

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