Upon your baby’s first day of kindergarten
Hold onto the joy, and let go of your regrets. Praise the Lord for the gift it is to walk through another doorway of motherhood, over another starting line with your child's hand in yours.
Holding Sand
I sometimes wake in the early morning & listen to the soft breathing of my children & I think to myself, this is one thing I will never regret & I carry that quiet with me all day long. “No Regret” at Storypeople.com So, it’s the last week of summer. For me, this last week of summer marks the end of an era: my Rainbow baby is going to kindergarten. I know that every mama out there who walks her baby into kindergarten this fall will tearfully nod their heads: it went too fast, and it took so long . . . I want to jump for joy that he…
Where to begin when you need a Miracle
Eucharisteo always precedes the Miracle. Ann Voskamp Last fall, my cousin and her husband came to stay with us for the weekend. They had been trying for a long time to have a baby, with nothing but heartbreak to show for it. They spoke of doctors and procedures and embarrassing details disclosed to strangers trying to help them . . . and nothing. There we were in a restaurant in Seattle listening, bleeding with them, grasping for answers, explanations, words that may balm what only a surgeon could heal in their broken hearts. You see, she’s not just a cousin. She’s more like a soul sister, more like all of…
Song of Joy
A Song of Joy Sing aloud, O daughter Zion; shout, O Israel! Rejoice and exult with all your heart, O daughter Jerusalem! The Lord has taken away the judgments against you, he has turned away your enemies. The king of Israel, the Lord, is in your midst; you shall fear disaster no more. On that day it shall be said to Jerusalem: Do not fear, O Zion; do not let your hands grow weak. The Lord, your God, is in your midst, a warrior who gives victory; he will rejoice over you with gladness, he will renew you in his love; he will exult over you with loud singing as…
Manna, Quail, and Breast milk, part 1
Then the Lord said to Moses, “I will rain down bread from heaven for you. The people are to go out each day and gather enough for that day. In this way I will test them and see whether they will follow my instructions.” Exodus 16:4-6 Please read the entirety of Exodus 16 During my pregnancy with Sam, the doctors prepared me for the fact that he may never breast feed because of his heart condition. I prepared myself to pump and feed him bottles, grateful to have a baby to feed at all while quietly mourning a bonding experience I had so looked forward to with each of my…
