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When the pursuit of dreams looks anything but dreamy
Yesterday, I took Leyla to the park. She laughed and played, and occasionally asked for my help, which I gently refused. There were two other moms there. They were cute. They did planks and squats...
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The gift worth opening
One of my favorite parts about Christmas is wrapping presents. It’s not so much what is inside — although I often love that too. It is the ability to choose a beautiful textured, graphic printed...
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I am 1 in 4
I am your friend. Your coworker. Your barista. Your accountant. Your personal trainer. You see me at the grocery store with my kids. My baby swaddled up to my chest, my two older kids hanging off...
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I don’t do mom’s groups
This morning was mom’s group. It’s my mid-week sanctuary. A little splice of time I which I need to contribute nothing to anyone — just soak in sweet coversation with my friends, escape from...
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A letter to my postpartum self
Dear postpartum body of mine, Most of the time, I start letters with something like, “You know, it’s been awhile since we talked …” Except that would be a lie. I talk to you all the time. In fact, you...
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There’s just something about a mother’s eyes
“The chicken needs a bit more salt,” I advised as I handed over the brown paper sack stuffed with the makings of a taco dinner. She took the bag, this perfect stranger, and looked back at me with her...
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To the mama who is waiting
I have spent a fair amount of time waiting over the last several years. Waiting for a foster license. For a foster baby. For a court date. For an adoption. For the time to say hello. For the time to...
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Pregnancy Loss: Just a bump in the road?
A woman once wrote the following … For women who have experienced pregnancy loss, we know we’ve lost a baby. For other people, it’s just a bump in the road. I hate to even admit it, but that’s how I...
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To the Double-Digit Mom Buying Fruits, Veggies and Lean Protein
To the double-digit mom buying fruits, veggies and lean protein, We met the other day. You saw one of my friends buying donuts ... I’d like to say that was me, but my baby has many food sensitivities...
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6 things you absolutely need when you parent a child after loss
Pregnancy after loss was a mind game. But I thought once she was out, once she was pink and breathing, once my body had successfully sustained her life right into my arms, then I would be able to...
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If someone looks like they have it easier, just give it some time
My best friend is going through something crazy, horribly hard. I reflect back upon the years in which I struggled with my fertility, and she popped out two kids back to back without any struggle at...
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6 Things You Do Differently in Pregnancy After Loss
Pregnancy comes with a lot of expectations. From home pregnancy tests to routine prenatal care to baby showers, expecting moms often breeze through these milestones with ease. Sure there are the...
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When grief doesn’t look like grief
Sometimes sadness looks like anger. Sometimes depression looks like numbness. Sometimes anxiety looks like underwhelm. Sometimes acceptance looks like staying put and not moving on. Sometimes loss...
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Happy Valentine’s Day to my husband after loss & infertility
Dear Hubby, This week we celebrate love. Specifically our love. And least, that’s what they say we need to do. But the truth is, celebrating seems like such a strange word for what our love has...
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The Secret Competition in the Baby Loss Club
This was my first time at a baby loss club. I sat nervously in the hospital conference room I expected to stay empty, or at least almost empty. How many women really suffer pregnancy loss in my area...
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A Fool for Hope: Trying to Conceive After Recurrent Pregnancy Loss
If you’ve had recurrent pregnancy loss, you know it’s a version of hell. You risk everything: finances, hope, then waning hope, tons of love, progress from grief, and then it all comes crashing down...
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Bravery that Demands Hope: One Brave Mama on her Pregnancy After Loss
I am honored to share the words of Tiffany McBride who is expecting a daughter after recurrent loss (and whose sister is a dear friend of mine). Tiffany intimately shares what so many of us in...
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I miscarried. You’re infertile. Both are devastating.
This post was originally published back in 2012 after I experienced one loss, but before experiencing the four subsequent miscarriages over the next 4 years. I didn’t realize my journey through...
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Gifts For Your Aching Soul When Mother’s Day Hurts: The 30-Day Mom Giveaway
Mother’s Day can be hard. That’s why I’m inviting you to join my 30-Day Mom Giveaway. Throughout the month of May, I am partnering with women and organizations with a heart for hurting moms. Moms who...
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What Every Mom Needs to Hear From the Pulpit on Mother’s Day
Dear pastors who are preaching this Mother’s Day, I know there’s a lot of pressure on you to deliver an exceptional sermon on Mother’s Day. Everyone is looking to you to come up with a fresh,...
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