A few nights ago before bed, Joey and I were talking through the week ahead and laughing about silly things. He asked me, “do you feel loved? do you feel taken care of?” It was a tender question, but not entirely uncommon between us. We try to check in every now and then and make … More To the boy who sings.
In honor of being 38 weeks along today, here’s some pregnancy related humor. Because while it is the most fun, exciting, tender and sweet time of my life – it is also funny, embarrassing, uncomfortable, and so many other things. In no particular order, here are some things I’ve experienced along the way that will … More Pregnancy is funny.
A few weeks ago, I was squished into my favorite couch cushions, flipping through my bible in my quiet time, hoping to find a few verses I could use to pray over the baby in my belly. After a few minutes of turning to various passages, Psalm 13 caught my eye. Across the top of … More What’s in a name.
Last week my brother and sis-in-law welcomed their second baby boy into the world, Beau Tyler Mitchell. For me, it was a whirlwind kind of day as I left work early to go see the parents to be, run a few errands, then head back to La Follette to babysit their firstborn Ben while we … More 35 weeks and counting.
At almost 28 weeks along, I’ve been carrying baby girl for several months now and am entering the home stretch of the third trimester (what even!). And my body is starting to feel it. The slight ache in my lower back at the end of a long day. The way my feet get a little … More Carry You
Last week I was fortunate enough to find myself walking on a Florida beach, enjoying the sun and sand that comes with a girls trip to the coast. It was sweet time with family, for which I am so grateful. I also got to play with my 15- month-old nephew Ben each day, and watching … More Brand New
Well folks, I’m over 21 weeks now, which is officially just over halfway! The hormones, they are a surging. Yesterday I was watching a rerun from The Office, specifically the episode where Jim asks Pam on their first date. If you’ve seen it, it’s not really a climactic or over the top moment. It’s simple, it … More Thank goodness for grandmothers!
Tomorrow is Sunday, and many of us will head to church. What I pray over you and myself is that we will be ready to engage with our hearts and souls when we get there. He’s a good King – worth singing about, don’t you think? … More Worthy of every song I could ever sing.
I keep thinking that I would like to write on here, to document life as of late and pregnancy happenings, but then I think about what I would say and it all seems very boring. So in other words, you’ve been warned that reading this might be a waste of your time. But I imagine … More Take my hand and we’ll make it, I swear
Ok, so really it feels like a pretty big announcement in the scheme of life. We’re having a baby. And from what I’ve witnessed so far, babies seem to bring a lot of change with them. Also, a lot of stuff. I’ve already begun to treat sleep as very precious and get as much of … More A little announcement
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