I looked down at my calendar on my phone recently and consciously kept my jaw from dropping when I saw that we had already passed the 23rd of November just. like. that. That means four weeks until my due date. That means the next 23 I see on my calendar will be the one that forever means Elsie and forever reminds me of...
I don't normally publish posts like this because they are out of my comfort zone and I am also not structured in the way that I write, so this is going to be a bit different...but I was too excited not to share. Chris and I have noticed that in the time we've been married, a lot of people come to us to...
Lately (well, since Ellie's death, but also heightened now because of Elsie) I have struggled with a part of the grieving process that carries on over time in losing a child. The grief comes when I remember missed milestones and when we pass through holidays without Ellie here, or when I dream of days like her wedding day or graduation only to remember...
I'm not going to try to tackle the subject of God's sovereignty in a blog post. Because my brain. And also because there's so much we don't know. But there is also so much we DO know because we have the word, so that's a fun topic to delve into on your own. What I have noticed, though, is that we have this...
Elsie, my love, I am here to record the fact that I really really really really reaaaaallly realllllyyyyy really really really really REALLY want you to live on this Earth with me and your dad (who is obsessed with you. you already know.) So I'm going to keep asking. Love, your momma who is very much in love with you. ...
I've failed at writing lately. I love this little place, but sometimes my brain can't get it together to form a coherent thought. As I said in previous posts, we don't have as many medical updates to give about my treasure of a baby but I lovvvvvve that. I'd much rather give Jesus updates because he's pretty much the only physician I would...
