I have moments when I feel so intensely thankful that I’m pulled to sit down at my computer to write out all of the wonderful ways I’m blessed. Funnily, once I find the moment to do so I don’t know where to begin. So what are you thankful for this year? Let’s go around andContinue reading “Thanksgiving Reflection”
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Texas
On the train to work I wrote a note on my phone that said:On 5/21 you started babbling “mama” and “nono”. This morning, 5/24, you took 4 steps to get to me when you wanted to be held. You love to eat everything, but especially oranges. I guess I’ll have to start loving oranges too.Continue reading “Texas”
Mother’s Day
I leaned into the moment and said your name in conversation, and it wasn’t so awkward after all. “Angel baby, Eden.”There’s a pang of what if that hovers in the air, but my bounty fills up my senses, and I’m thankful.Thank you, Eden, for making me a mommy. Every day since your birth you haveContinue reading “Mother’s Day”
Our First
Dear Eden, At some point in the next two to three weeks you would have been celebrating your first birthday. Admittedly, your actual day of birth holds more significance to me because I experienced it firsthand with you. This March/April “birthday” is something I can only think about in theory. You would be turning 1.Continue reading “Our First”
A Poem and A Prayer
A poem and a prayer, words whispered in the dark not for the first or last time. ~Eden,You have the best seat in the houseYou get to see the full yellow moon,The constellations are at your fingertips.Orion’s Belt is really clear tonightThe three studs in his belt stand out against the night sky.I think ofContinue reading “A Poem and A Prayer”
The Last Leg
Hi Caleb, baby, We’re in the beginning of month 9! The thought that you’ll be here soon is mind-blowing and surreal. You’ve been making your presence known more and more over the last few weeks, rolling, jabbing, and stretching all over the place. It’s pretty hard to ignore, little guy. Last night Daddy put hisContinue reading “The Last Leg”
Willfully Hopeful
Believing that my unborn baby is in Heaven.Believing that there was a baby forming in that sac when it left my body.Lifting up little one-sided conversations.Holding onto the idea that they had a soul even at those early weeks.If all of this is only a coping mechanism and imaginary… I could call myself ‘willfully crazy’,Continue reading “Willfully Hopeful”
27
I’ve felt like I was 27 years old (whatever that’s supposed to feel like) already for most of this year. Maybe it’s because the months dragged in the wake of Covid-19 or because there was so much learning that occurred this year. Whatever the reason was, this birthday felt like my age ‘label’ finally caughtContinue reading “27”
Thanksgiving
Somehow we’ve made it to Thanksgiving. What a year, right? At a quick glance the year feels like a wash, wasted, depressing. Covid-19, unrest across the world, unrest in our country, death, loss, sickness, division. It seemed like one thing led to another until we were all left wondering, ‘Okay, what now? What else couldContinue reading “Thanksgiving”
Drops of Jules 