How I Reclaimed My Ambition and Balance After Motherhood Swallowed Me Whole

Like all new parents, we didn’t know what to expect, but we were SO excited for our first baby to get here! He finally ARRIVED; our miracle was here! And…he wasn’t healthy. Ā All of a sudden we had SO ...

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And Then There Were...Still 3: Reflections on Loss, Faith, and Finding Strength After Miscarriage

The longer I’m on this plant the more amazed I am at the number of experiences that come into our lives—so frequently for us all, it seems—that are utterly and deeply humbling. We experience challenge...

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Tales of Pregnancy: Preparing for Motherhood Without Losing Myself

40 and a half weeks pregnant, just tapping my foot! Ironically, I have felt better in the last week and a half than I have in a very long time. I went through intense spells of not being able to walk ...

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Tales of Pregnancy: The Fourth Quarter and Preparing for Parenthood

I know, I know, trimesters. But I can’t help but see the parallels between the last month of pregnancy and the fourth quarter of a game. At this point you’re probably injured or in some kind of pain. ...

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Tales of Pregnancy: Lessons

You’d be hard pressed to find someone more laid back about labor and delivery than I. I’ve been asked many times about my birth plan, and my response is always the same: Oh, I think I’ll have a baby. ...

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Tales of Pregnancy: Most and Least Favorite

Five months pregnant! You know what they say, time flies when you’re having nausea and back aches! Wait…

I can’t believe it’s been five months, and at the same time it feels like a lifetime already. ...

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