Ten months into a pandemic, in the middle of yet another surge of Covid cases, and I am great with child. My birth center will not let me deliver there if I should contract Covid, I don't want it during pregnancy anyway, and so I've limited my social activity. But still, choosing those limits doesn't … Continue reading Eleanor’s Birth Story
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Hope and a Prayer
To my children, I hope, today, that when you call “Mom,” I’ll turn and lift my head the first time. I hope that along with the consequence, you’ll hear an “I love you” and feel my arms around you. I hope you’ll give your sister some animals, too, and that when your brother has the … Continue reading Hope and a Prayer
Jesus and Dirty Noses: A Poem
Holding back a recoil ⠀⠀ at stale scent of saliva⠀⠀ I wipe away snot streams⠀⠀ Scour the toilet over her cries ⠀⠀ Press my face against brown curls a little longer⠀⠀ Hustle next to scrub the shower⠀⠀ Before baby hands find their way in⠀⠀ Again.⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ I say I love you.⠀⠀ Later⠀⠀ I hiss first … Continue reading Jesus and Dirty Noses: A Poem
To Practice Self-care or Not: Is That the Question?
Ah, self-care: the buzzword people either love or love to hate. I’ve read and heard both sides and felt unsettled by both. But last winter, when I was in the thick of sifting through it all, I had a mini epiphany: How did Jesus do it? (Yes, this question should have come to mind much … Continue reading To Practice Self-care or Not: Is That the Question?
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