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The Promise of Spring
. In the fall, parchment leaves were windswept around the double doors. Taking a breath, I pulled one open and entered the brick building. I sat in the waiting area—surrounded by pictures of babies,...
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Pregnancy Wardrobe Malfunction
Take a mighty good look at that picture, for it was not without effort that I wedged my twenty-seven week pregnant body into a blouse I purchased during Goodwill’s 50% off sale. My first mistake was...
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I Blame It On Low Blood Sugar
Pressing toward deadline, I sat on the couch during my daughter’s afternoon nap, languidly licking batter from a spatula while brownies baked in the oven. I didn’t think of my gestational diabetes...
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Ten (FUN!) Things To Do In The Last Ten Weeks Of Pregnancy
This week, my husband and I watched home videos. In them, our toddler-age daughter was a chubby infant, usually scrunched faced and fussing, which was her default mode for the first ten months of...
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For Better or . . . For Change
This seven-year-old picture is a great depiction of how my husband and I approach change.This past weekend, my sister-in-law let us each take a personality quiz on her computer. I got a great kick out...
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Marriage: Handle With Care
This week, I thought I became a widow. My husband and father-in-law were outside, jacking up the shipping container holding almost all our worldly possessions, when I heard a tremendous crash. I was in...
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