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Answers

There are a lot of questions that I neither pretend nor expect to have answers to: why we lost our baby; why we were blessed with another child so quickly afterward; why we can walk and swim, but not fly (I’m serious); the list goes on.   Today, when we honor Ethan’s due date, there […]

July 30, 2012

Faith, Modern Perspectives, Motherhood, Young Married Mom

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Thank Goodness for Electronic Calendars

Somehow, this year, I managed to hang two wall calendars in our little apartment. They were both free and both had pretty pictures, so I found space for them. It’s not like I use them, though. John and I keep our appointments on a shared electronic calendar that he can access from work. The only […]

July 6, 2012

Modern Perspectives, Motherhood, Young Married Mom

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Good News

I’m delighted to share nothing but good news about our little one. We went to our ultrasound today, and learned that the baby’s heart is beating well (praise God!), s/he is still just the right size, and what was identified as a potential problem at our last exam has developed into absolutely nothing of concern. […]

June 18, 2012

Modern Perspectives, Motherhood, Young Married Mom

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