To Our Newest Darling
I can’t wait to meet you. Some days when you poke your heel out so far I can almost feel half of your foot in my hand, I feel as…
Read moreZara’s Visit with Neurology
Zara’s appointments last week went well. I warned the EEG tech that it likely wasn’t going to be pretty. He sized her up and said with a smile, “We are…
Read moreTen Months
Ten months of time with this precious baby girl. Ten months of hugs and kisses, nights on the recliner, baby smiles, hours of blissful rocking, and splashing in the bathtub. Ten…
Read moreBecause God is always good
{If you’re subscribed here via email you probably found a few old posts popping up in your inbox. I finally finished up a few posts I’d started after the kitchen…
Read moreCreating Community
That moment. That moment when you drive out the lane for a quick (1 ½ hour) trip to pick up the dog from surgery and the moment you drive out…
Read moreThree Months
She’s a sugar lump. Darling. Angel child. There aren’t enough sweet words to describe her. She’s quietly snuggling into our family. She hardly ever cries (probably because we love to…
Read moreNewborn Normals
{3 weeks . photo credit: Christy} I think we’re finally settling into a bit of a new normal now that Zara is five weeks old. Her normal seems to change…
Read moreAnd the days fly by
Like waves tumbling in across the sand, these newborn minutes tumble into hours, then days, then weeks. I sit, mesmerized by their beauty, overwhelmed by their demands, and speechless at…
Read moreIt’s a girl!
It’s been a week and we are still marveling over the wonder of her. She’s a darling, darling lump of sugar; but best of all, she is here. She is…
Read moreWaiting on Baby
Some days I still can’t believe the miracle gift that is happening at our house. Three years ago on Valentines Day, David and I checked into the hospital for a…
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