Month: April 2018
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Our Love Story
This weekend Dan and I will be celebrating our 11th wedding anniversary. The past few days I have been thinking about our love story, and the more I think about it, the more thankful I am. In 2004, I was 18 years old and thinking about my future. I made the decision to go to […]
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The Lies of Infertility
This week is National Infertility Awareness week. The facts of who is affected by infertility is truly staggering. According to resolve.org: 1 in 8 couples (or 12% of married women) have trouble getting pregnant or sustaining a pregnancy. 7.4 million women (or 11.9%) have ever received any infertility services in their lifetime. Approximately one-third of […]
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When Raccoons Attack
Our home is in the middle of the city, however we have a city park located at the back of our property. The park isn’t what you would imagine. It’s basically a large green space, and a wooded area. We also have a pond in our back yard. The pond and the park are two of the features […]
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The Anniversary That Won’t End
In 2017, we learned we were pregnant, however our pregnancy ended 48 days later. Some of those 48 days were days that I couldn’t wipe the smile off my face because I was so excited. Sadly, many of those days were incredibly dark. Our pregnancy was an absolute emotional roller coaster, that was more traumatic […]
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Hope After Easter
I woke up on the Saturday before Easter feeling heavy. The past week has been incredibly hard. Between my own hurting heart, and the hurting around me, I just felt physically and spiritually tired. The day between Good Friday and Easter Sunday is known as Holy Saturday. It’s the day that sits between Jesus dying and the […]