Category Archives: Personal

My Birth Story “You spoke to the darkAnd fleshed out the wonder of light.” The words that played as she entered the world. I woke up around midnight on October 29, feeling cramps that came around ten minutes apart. This was exactly how my labor began with Quinn, but this time, I knew that this […]

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This happens every year. I’m always dumbfounded that it’s been a whole year already. How are we lighting candles for another birthday, when I feel like we just did this? Time just simply isn’t fair. It’s a deceptive thief who rips the rug out from under your feet, just when it feels like the days […]

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“Thank you for all the good old days that are happening right now.” These are some of the photos I know I will look back through and smile, with an all-familiar sting in my heart of longing to relive these moments. I know this is true because I have the same feeling looking back on […]

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I think everyone can agree that 2020 has been really hard, and putting together our sweet baby’s nursery has been one of the many ways that she has already brought so much light into our lives. Dreaming up this space has truly been such a wonderful distraction and creative outlet, and I keep trying to […]

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My heart pounded in my chest as I waited for Jerrin to get home. Quinn was laying in our bed next to me, watching one of her favorite shows (probably Bubble Guppies or Shimmer and Shine), and I heard the front door open downstairs. I shot up and ran into the bathroom, seeing again the […]

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