Back Again
My husband asked me a few minutes ago when the last time I wrote a post was. I couldn’t remember exactly, but I knew it’s been several months. He encouraged me to write and even brought me the computer. So here I sit… I have been silent, somewhat intentionally. This blog is supposed to be encouraging and hopeful and I have been struggling to feel that way the last few months. Not because anything disastrous happened, but because life became more chaotic and fear became a reality once again. A few weeks ago, I went out with some of my homeschool co-op Mom friends and we all ended up talking about our birth stories. During that discussion I remember thinking to myself “Man, I am really glad I’m not pregnant right now. I don’t have any desire to go through labor again.” I felt relief at the idea that I didn’t have to juggle all the things new (again) parents face and also at the idea that I wouldn’t be faced with another loss. The next morning that all changed. I had been feel...