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Mothering Thoughtfully
The Unbelief of the Unproven
The pregnancy test is positive, again.Note, I do not say I am pregnant. With my history,The reality of having a baby is something yet to be proved.I hope; I doubt; I fear; I wait. Mostly, I pray. The weeks are long. My faith is small.Slowly, slowly, I begin to say to myself,“You are having a baby,” tentatively.I almost believe it, maybe. The initial ultrasound, the
Oh the weight of the curse.
Here we are, Eve. Not only must we endure pain to bring forth life, but so many of us must literally labor in vain. This feels like the epitome of the darkness you brought us, the depths of this fall: that I must carry death inside me. Weeks ago my baby stopped being, yet I still carry it with me, decaying. I suppose we are all
Silence is a hard goodbye
I went to hear your heartbeat today, but there was only silence. You were already gone. Quietly, you just stopped growing. We were expecting, expectant. Now, shocked, we grieve for you, a life that we will never meet here on earth. I saw your face on the monitor for just a moment. It is good to know you were there. You were real. There is
Love you, little girl
She is two now. There are so many hard things about being two. She can do so much, but thinks she can do so much more than that. “I do it by self,” she says, even when those shoes will not be on her feet without help. Clothing is a burden. “I be naked,” she says with a giggle. There is yogurt or peanut butter smeared on everything, and then of course there is the possibility of watermelon or popsicles or ice cream. …
Yes, there are hard things about being two, but then there is so much I never want to forget.
Abundant Unstructured Time
whole world seems to be on pause. Activities are cancelled, restaurants and attractions are closed. … Honestly, my first thoughts on the semi-quarantined life were… Oh, dear. We are going to get so stir crazy. But then, I saw this as such a chance. …
Wonderfully Inefficient
I am a person who likes to get things done. I like to take a task to the finish and check it off my list. This is less than possible in my life right now. With a one year old and a three year old, I can start unloading the dishwasher at 7:30am and not finish until 2pm. Why? Because I changed two diapers, put
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Coloring God’s Word
Who else has jumped on board the craze of coloring books for grown-ups? Over last memorial day, my friends and I enjoyed relaxing and coloring on our beach weekend. Then, I started work on creating my own coloring book. Of course, there are already a ton of great coloring books, so why did I want to make one too? …