With Great Joy

I love this season. My Ella, a kindred spirit of mine in all things, including her mutual love of this season, told me recently tha...

I remember it so vividly, that morning in the shower.  The baby that had been growing within me slipped out of the body that had held it.  I...

My Audra (6), will often ask: " Mommy, will you tell me the story of the girl and the boy who prayed and prayed and prayed for a bab...

I want to be outside today.  The sun is shining brightly.  It's so warm that I think I could get three whole loads of laundry dry on the...

I've been writing lately about our loss.  You can start at the beginning, when we first found out, by clicking here .  And to read abo...

To read Miscarriage (Part 1) click here . * * * Let's see... Mark had just gotten off the phone with our midwife, and she encouraged...

If you've been reading here the past couple of weeks you'll already know this, but if you're just arriving, here is a little his...

I was lying on Ella's bed with her tonight as we tucked the girls in.  She had such a concerned look on her face.  [me]  " Are y...

Thank you, friends, for your kind words of comfort after my last post .  Your comments, emails and Facebook messages have made me tearful wi...

Over the last several weeks I have carried this precious piece of news: God had created a new life within me.  I carried this little one wit...