šš š„ššš£šš š š ā¾ It’s the one thing I wanted more than anything else in the world. When I was a little girl I used to take meticulous care of my dolls. I kept them in perfect condition and treated them with love and tenderness, always tending to them equally so that they all felt loved. Later in high school home economics class, we were given “think-it-over” babies that we had to…
single motherhood
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a twilight walk in january // thoughts on presence
Read moreMy little stars. There is a feeling that a mother has while pregnant, a knowing. Months and months of carrying a life inside of her, getting to know a little human in the most indescribable way. Six years into motherhood and I still can’t get…
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2020: A Year to Flourish
Read moreflourish [ flur Ā· ish] verb definition: to be in a vigorous state; thrive. to be in one’s prime; be at the height of fame, excellence, influence, etc. synonyms: bloom, blossom, boom, develop, do well, expand, multiply, succeed, thrive, arrive, flower, increase, score, be on…
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A Season of Openingā¦
Read moreI’ve sat down countless times to write this post. Not necessarily this post, with these pictures, but the post about this season in my life, about the last year–the transition, the unfolding, the opening. There is something that happens when you experience loss on a…
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Roman Starts 1st Grade
Read moreRoman started 1st grade a few weeks ago. This, like many of the milestones of his childhood, was bittersweet for me. I was reading through old blog posts the other day and I stumbled upon this one that I wrote when Roman was 3-weeks-old. In…
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Love is the ultimate law of life.
Read moreThere is a Japanese phrase, āShikata ga nai.ā It translates too, āIt cannot be helped.ā I came across it for the first time about a decade ago when I read Snow Falling on Cedars for the first time. It seared into my mind like an…
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Carving a Pumpkin on Halloween Eve
Read moreIt is November 1st, the morning after Halloween. There is a sadness in my heart now that my favorite time has passed. Yet, at the same time, the beautiful enormity of the memories that we made this year warm my heart to joy. Now that…