While I was pregnant with Afton, who we knew then would be our last child, I re-read The Poisonwood Bible. There was a quote that leaped off the page and grabbed me with its truth, one that hadn’t struck me as significant in previous readings: A first child is your own best foot forward, and […]
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And Then There Were Two
It’s Mother’s Day, and it seems like there is so much I could say about the unexpected challenges and surprising joys of motherhood. I could talk about how this is a day I feel the keen sting of loss. I could talk about my two sweet girls and how proud I am to be their […]
Mother’s Day
It’s Mother’s Day and I want so much to simply celebrate the girl who made me a momma. I want to be able to say I’ve been pregnant once and have one beautiful girl. I want to go back to the time when pregnancy meant a baby in 40 weeks, for my family to grow, […]
Mother’s Day 2011
A blogging momma posted a collection of statements today from parents of children with Down syndrome. I’ve been thinking about her question for a while now – she asked what we want the world to know about raising a child with Down syndrome. I wasn’t really sure what to say at first. I think it […]
