I have a special prayer request. A friend of a friend is scheduled for an abortion at the end of the week. Pray that she will change her mind and choose life, and that she will be given the support she needs for that choice. Thank you for your prayers!
Posted in January 2011 …
7 Quick Takes
Maggie is one month old. I’m both shocked at how fast its gone, and also feel like each day lasts a week. In the interest of being brutally honest, some of my new motherhood takes are…just that, brutally honest. ** 1** Maggie had her frenectomy yesterday. The doctor clipped it; it took about a … Continue reading »
secret of happiness
Here is a poem I wrote using search terms from the blog. Enjoy! regulations on shocking and disgusting content haiti haiti audrey assad destiny sung by a woman the authentic Catholic woman audrey assad chapel veil the best baby shower you have ever been to audrey hepburn barefoot the grotto gardens fertility etiquette … Continue reading »
38 years later
If we accept that the mother can kill her own child, how can we tell other people not to kill one another? Any country that accepts abortion is not teaching its people to love, but to use any violence to get what it wants. -Mother Teresa
Lest it go unspoken
Welcome Morning There is joy in all: in the hair I brush each morning, in the Cannon towel, newly washed, that I rub my body with each morning, in the chapel of eggs I cook each morning, in the outcry from the kettle that heats my coffee each morning, in the spoon and the chair … Continue reading »
Toward Justice
“The moral arc of the universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” -Martin Luther King Jr. Haiti Honduras Iraqi Christians Victims of human trafficking the unborn For all of their sakes, I hope Dr. King is right.
The true time of year
Maggie sleeping in her swing this week i love you much(most beautiful darling) more than anyone on earth and i like you better than everything in the sky – sunlight and singing welcome your coming although winter may be everywhere with such a silence and such a darkness no one can begin to guess … Continue reading »
7 Quick Takes — Post Partum Edition
*** 1 *** Maggie is two weeks and three days old! So much has happened since December 28; it feels like it was five months ago. She had a weight check on Monday, and she was back to her birth weight (plus 1 oz.) so I am feeling less apprehensive about her getting enough … Continue reading »
Labor of Love
On December 27th, we arrived at the hospital at 10 am, ready to start the induction process. I was feeling nervous, but excited to get going with bringing our baby into the world. We got settled in our room; it was me, Atticus, and Glo, a family friend who has known me since my mom … Continue reading »
Breastfeeding Sucks…
literally. I was in the middle of typing up the birth story, which, trust me, is a good one. I hoped to finish it when I sat down today to write, but I think it’ll have to wait for another day. Though Maggie is only 9 days old, it seems like her birth was about … Continue reading »
