Mother’s Day Struggle

I have a love/hate relationship with Mother’s Day. Hate may be too strong, but I’ve never really been a fan of “hallmark” holidays. On top of that, for years I was in this awkward place of being a mother, yet not having any of my children here on earth to celebrate with. A place where family and friends may not Continue Reading →

A blessed blogiversary

Five years ago I ventured into the blogging world and hit publish to my very first post for Easter Sunday. That year, we were deep in grief. We had just lost our sixth baby, Nathanael Patrick. To say I was devastated would have been an understatement. Just when I thought my heart couldn’t take any more heartbreak, we experienced yet Continue Reading →

A Day I longed For

From this to this. (My awesome neighbor, Nancy, made the baptismal gown) I don’t remember when or how I stumbled on the idea to make a baptismal gown out of your wedding dress, but I know it was sometime before we were married. I remember storing my dress hoping it would be transformed relatively soon, perhaps within a year or Continue Reading →