At this time last year, I had no idea. At this time last year, I was washing crib sheets in Dreft for a foster-baby we were making room for. For a foster-baby we were prepping our home for. Our daughter for. Our hearts for. I was having my husband set up the crib. We were just about done turning the…
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What Postpartum Feels Like
It’s April 1st, and my Christmas wreath is still hanging on our front door. Let that be an indication of how things are “going” in our household. My Facebook profile picture is still a maternity shot of me…and my baby boy who was born in December, is now 3 1/2 months old. So… I’m a little (or a LOT) behind…
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I Was Dreading My 30th Birthday Until My Daughter Said This…
“I can’t turn 30!” I was folding laundry in the living room and my 4-year-old daughter was sliding over the arm of the leather chair on her belly. She looked up at me and smiled. “Selah, I can’t turn 30!” I said again, half serious, and half joking. She just giggled. (She continued pretending to be mermaid slipping down the…
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The God of Empty Rooms
Our first apartment was the size of a postage stamp. And I didn’t think about it so much then. Empty rooms. Because we didn’t have any. But when we bought our first house. There was this one room. It was painted a beautiful shade of pink and had the name “Hannah” on the wall. It was a nursery when the…
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The Beauty Of Right Now
One day there won’t be anymore smudges on my windows. I won’t trip over toys in the hallway. Or in the shower. Everything will be in perfect order. I know this because when I go visit my parents house, it’s clean. Freshly vacuumed, and furniture polished. Everything is as it should be. And I think, “Someday, my house will be…
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