February 9, 2012
The “M” Word
09February2012
February 6, 2012
Married young and lovin’ it!
06February2012
February 1, 2012
Infertility and…
01February2012
January 9, 2012
You guessed it! More transitions.
09January2012
I’m not going to do a post summarizing 2011. Not going to do it. Why? Oh, because 2011 SUCKED! Right up to the end. And I wouldn’t be able to share very much about why it sucked, so it’s just not worth it. 2012 has started out with slightly less trauma, because we only had to say goodbye to Bright Eyes (Baby E’s new name, cuz’ the whole initial thing was getting too...
December 17, 2011
An early Christmas gift
17December2011
The Stubborn house has a new member. Thursday afternoon a worker from our agency called and said “I know you and [Hubby] wanted to take a break…” “But?” “But there’s a baby girl who needs a home. Would you be willing?” After a short discussion of the few details she knew, which wasn’t much, I told her the answer would most likely be...
December 12, 2011
Transition meets denial
12December2011
It’s really started. Baby E is starting to transition to her new home. Her new family. I can type those things, but the words get stuck in my throat and I avoid them at all cost. I caught myself avoiding calling Miss C. Mom or Mama. I didn’t want to say it, because saying it would get me a little closer to the reality that I am never going to be that to this precious baby girl. Now...
December 11, 2011
What is a woman supposed to do?
11December2011
What is a woman supposed to do… When she is losing a baby birthed from her heart? When the feelings of inadequacy and emptiness that come with infertility have come back full force, and immeasurably stronger than before because now she knows what she’s missing? When she prayed harder than she’s ever prayed before and the answer is still “no”? When she is having a...
December 10, 2011
Christmas Traditions – Then
10December2011
I love the stories behind how traditions are formed. Growing up we had a lot of Christmas traditions, and as a kid I took them as a given. It wasn’t until later that I found out the simple reasons that formed those traditions. For example, we always open all of our presents on Christmas Eve, so obviously we weren’t a Santa Claus kind of family. It wasn’t that our parents...
December 8, 2011
Transition
08December2011
I’m sorry I’ve been quiet again. My heart is hurting and I want so badly to write about it, but I can’t. Everything is just too confidential and sensitive. Things are changing. Big time changing. Like…. I don’t know what God is doing, but I hope this season is coming to an end and the next is full of all kinds of joy….kind of changing. One thing that has my...
November 7, 2011
Denial
07November2011
A year ago today something happened that I didn’t expect to happen for many, many years. My dad, my daddy, my father, my mentor, my teacher, my encourager, my prayer warrior, my living concordance, my cheerleader, my friend went home. He left. God took him home. He died. It was so sudden. No one saw it coming. He was at church that morning teaching, praising away. He went hunting. He...
