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Worth the Risk

Posted: January 14, 2015 Under: Family and Parenting

By Jenn 1 Comment

“We hope to give Katie siblings some day, brothers or sisters as companions and playmates and friends. And despite the pain we suffered, despite our ability to conceive without medical intervention, we hope that one or more of those siblings might come through adoption.” I’ve got another post up at Brain, Mother today – join … Continue reading "Worth the Risk"

A Broken Place

Posted: August 20, 2014 Under: Family and Parenting

By Jenn 3 Comments

The world is a broken place. We need not look far to find evidence of this fact; it confronts us every day in our frailty, in our humanity, in the ways our own relationships falter and our own efforts fall short. Still, there are weeks when mankind’s desperate need for God seems to blazon itself … Continue reading "A Broken Place"

One Year Ago Yesterday

Posted: July 24, 2014 Under: Family and Parenting By Jenn No Comments

One year ago yesterday, I sat in a courtroom, my fists clenched around my pen, or Jonathan’s hand, or the table in front of me – anything to give me a hold on the world, anything to feel grounded – and listened as a teenage boy told brazen lies and a teenage girl talked herself … Continue reading "One Year Ago Yesterday"

Unexpected Grace

Posted: June 04, 2014 Under: Family and Parenting By Jenn No Comments

These early days of Katie’s life outside the womb have been days of rest, of peace, of joy. No pain or sorrow or stress, just the quiet and natural transition to being a family of three once again, the settling into this routine, this new normal. This is all unexpected, really. I did not anticipate … Continue reading "Unexpected Grace"

I Know

Posted: April 10, 2014 Under: Family and Parenting By Jenn 2 Comments

For the past few months, it has been abundantly clear even to strangers that a little one grows inside of me, and I’ve found that the miracle of new life fascinates people and draws them out of themselves. Even if they wouldn’t explain it as such, there’s something about a pregnant mama that elicits smiles … Continue reading "I Know"

Joy and Sorrow

Posted: March 11, 2014 Under: Family and Parenting By Jenn 3 Comments

On Sunday, we celebrated. Our church community showered us with love, with prayers, with gifts as we anticipate the arrival of our little girl. It was beautiful and fun and wonderful. There were smiles and laughter good conversation and helpful stories and not-so-helpful stories and oh-so-much-food and special photographs and pink. Lots and lots of … Continue reading "Joy and Sorrow"

Broken Christmas Thoughts

Posted: December 25, 2013 Under: Family and Parenting By Jenn No Comments

It seems cliched, somehow, but I can’t help feeling that I identify in some ways with Mary this year as my own baby grows inside of me. This sense of anticipation, of awaiting, of knowing that God is up to something but not really understanding what that something might be. Of course, in all reality, … Continue reading "Broken Christmas Thoughts"

Choosing This Moment

Finding the beauty in the everyday

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