It was the strangest thing, finding out that I was pregnant again after all of these years. It was difficult to believe. There was this part of me, deep inside, that always felt like I would have one more baby. With each month that passed, though, I received fresh confirmation that perhaps that was not in the cards for me. There was an ache in that, but an acceptance too.…
motherhood
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We ❤️ Pure Planet Club
Hey, sweet friends! How are you doing? I hope that you are keeping safe & well. We’ve had a lovely week over here. The last two days were sunny and warm. We’ve been loving these glorious October days. All of the trees are blazing in…
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Choosing Sobriety with Grüvi Bevies
Today marks 45 days since I’ve had an alcoholic beverage. For a long time, I’ve known that alcohol didn’t agree with me. No matter how many, or how few, drinks that I had, I always suffered a hangover after drinking. Even just a couple of…
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School in the Time of COVID-19
Here we are, three weeks into the 2020/2021 school year and for most of us, it feels as though we’ve been at this for six months. It’s been a roller coaster. Schools around the nations are all implementing different approaches to “back-to-school” during a global…
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Marina Grace in the Garden
“The question is not, — how much does the youth know? when he has finished his education — but how much does he care? and about how many orders of things does he care? In fact, how large is the room in which he finds…
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There comes a time when silence is betrayal.
When I read the transcript of George Floyd’s murder, I cried. I cried the way that I did when I watched the video of the murder of Tamir Rice. I cried the way that I did countless other times over the last decade upon hearing…
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The Seedling + Homeschooling During the Pandemic
Hello, sweet friends. I truly cannot believe that it is the end of May already. I swear it was just a day or two ago when I was looking at the calendar, thinking how could it be the end of April? These days in quarantine…
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Roman James Turns 7! A Wailmer Pokémon Birthday Party
On May 7th, Roman James turned 7-years-old. I can’t even type those words without crying. When I think about the fact that my baby boy is 7, I am overcome with emotion. Mostly I remember the brand new mama holding a little tiny baby boy…