My turn to share was coming, and I wasn’t ready. While the other women on our Google chat discussed their writing goals, my mind spun on repeat. With a new school year looking nothing like anything I'd known, this word "goals" had a whole new meaning. I was still processing it. Ah yes, goals. What were those again? My goal yesterday was to make sure the kids sat in their seats for five minutes without making a trip to the bathroom or asking for more snacks. Today, it was to figure out tech Continue Reading
I Don’t Want to Miss this Gift During the Holidays…
I scroll through my phone and stare at another Christmas party post. Smiling faces beam back at me as I rock my sleeping babe and wish mine was wedged between them. Praying she won’t wake, I dance to my daughter’s crib and put her down as softly as possible. Immediately, she cries. Breathing deep, I stand there a moment with a small glimmer of hope that she’ll calm. She doesn’t. This was my life a year ago. It was my first holiday season with a baby girl I desired for years. I remember Continue Reading
The Only Sure Way to Multiply Our Time
When the doctor told me they recommended an ultrasound at 32 weeks, my first thought was, “Do I have time for this?” I had to pick up my son from school, and they’d forgotten to schedule the procedure at my last appointment. I decided if they were quick, I would still make it in time. Less than fifteen minutes later, I was watching the life I’d carried for the past seven months. Don’t blink. I looked at the tiny figure on the screen, amazed at how different her features were after just twelve Continue Reading
