by Kristen | Nov 3, 2015 | Life and Faith
Today I officially hit my “mid-thirties” and I’ve come to a lot of realizations in the last year or two. I’ve probably had more epiphanies in the last several years than I had in my whole life up to that point. Gosh, I don’t want any of...
by Kristen | May 10, 2015 | Life and Faith
It’s the day before Mother’s Day and it is snowing. There is just something wrong with that, with the idea that snow should disrupt one of the beautiful days of spring. The cold, damp weight of winter shouldn’t be allowed to interrupt the warm hope and promise of...
by Kristen | Apr 29, 2015 | Life and Faith
I met Diane when I was in elementary school. She was a fairly unremarkable figure in my life, then she was just the mother of one of my classmates. Even though I would see her often through the 12 years of my schooling, she was always just one of the other...
by Kristen | Mar 24, 2015 | Life and Faith
Is it better to know why I miscarried? A few weeks ago I shared that I was expecting for the sixth time, and that I had three miscarriages in the past. Unfortunately, in the meantime, I lost this most recent baby, too. That makes four total miscarriages for me. As...
by Kristen | Feb 16, 2015 | Life and Faith
Two Pink Lines–Surviving Pregnancy after Miscarriage They stared back at me from the pregnancy test a few weeks ago. To say that I was surprised was an understatement. Deep down, in the deepest part of me I was a strange mixture of elated, terrified, and...
by Kristen | Jul 31, 2014 | Life and Faith
Do you remember that stunning moment of clarity when you finally SAW yourself? I mean REALLY saw yourself? I don’t mean when you perused yourself in the mirror, inspecting make up and plucking stray hairs. I don’t even mean checking to see whether...
