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On baby announcements.

Baby announcements are hard for me. As a woman who struggles with infertility, it's hard to scroll through adorable photo after photo, video after video, of creative announcements of expectation, hope, and joy, and not feel the bitter pangs of jealousy and wonder if that will ever be me.  (Photo source) I was speaking with a co-worker the...

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Hello there.

Hello, blog, I forgot you existed for the last 5 months. I also haven't chosen a resolution song for the last 5 months. Oh well. There's grace for that. A friend recently mentioned to me that she wandered over to my blog to see what I was up to. Well, according to this...

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Resolution Songs // Month 5

Image Source This month started out kinda hard. What with the news of the loss of a sweet baby boy and with Mother's Day coming up, I just didn't feel like choosing a song this month. Too much sadness around and inside, too much pain, too many questions and doubts and angry shouts to the sky.  But then I realized, that's exactly the...

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When the dream dies

The dream. Go to college. Write a novel. Get married. Travel the world. Own a home. Find a career. Be a rockstar. Save your marriage. Have a baby. Homeschool your kids. Reconcile with your family. Retire.  Dreams come in all shapes, sizes, and flavors, and we all have different tastes. I love hearing people's stories and dreams, hopes for...

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Resolution Songs // Month 4

Choose Joy. This month, I want joy. I choose joy, in spite of hardship and depression,  in spite of selfishness and setbacks, in spite of doubt and fear. I CHOOSE JOY. I want it.  The pain will not define us Joy will re-ignite us You're the song You're the song Of our hearts Jesus Christ is the only way to true joy. What...

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