It’s a Secret Place
that our souls alone are safe. A place where we can stay, and watch the world go by, and we’ll stand alone in time Owen had to go back to the hospital after he’d...
Category: Motherhood
Too Many Things Held Precious
Too many things held dear. “There has to be more” on one hand, “Keep your head above water” on the other. Surprise, another post about motherhood. Even when I try to write about something...
The List Goes on Forever
of all the ways I could be better in my mind As if I could earn God’s favour, given time Back when I was still agonizing over figuring out my Enneagram type, I thought...
I Lost My Balance
when I needed it most This blurry photograph is proof— Of what I’m not sure but it feels like truth Last month our realtor invited us to a “family fun at the zoo” evening...
All I’ve Felt Was Leading to This
For I have never known completeness like being here. Here is true peace. Here my heart knows calm. It’s a beautiful summer here, home with my boys, taking it easy, visiting & having friends...
Owen’s Birth Story
I was four days past my due date and feeling so impatient and done with pregnancy! On Tuesday the 11th, I went to the midwife appointment I didn’t think I’d need (due to having...
White Shores Are Calling
You and I will meet again And you’ll be here in my arms Just sleeping Pregnancy insomnia— because growing a human inside one’s body isn’t hard enough. So I was happy to discover the...
Rough Seas
aka, my first ten weeks of breastfeeding “Colette, look down.” Three pushes from the end and I was already crying uncontrollably at the mere overwhelming thought of seeing my son for the first time....
Mother
I don’t like rollercoasters. I remember one time at the Stampede as a kid, my mom wanted to ride a rollercoaster but my brother wasn’t tall enough. My dad had to stay with him...
