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Choosing Strength and Joy
Between October and December of 2019, a few things happened that made it necessary that I be put on prednisone to manage my arthritis. And between October and December, I gained all the weight back that I had lost after having Madeleine as a result of being on that medication. I was devastated. At the…
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When it Falls Apart
This is a post I wrote in February of 2020 Most of the time I am able to do things independently. I don’t like asking others for help. I definitely don’t like being seen as weak. And yet there are times when the situation demands that I ask for help, even when I don’t want…
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Daring Greatly
Throughout this entire postpartum period, I realize I have been consumed by fear. Fear of failure. Fear of giving up. Fear of being an imposter. Fear of being not enough.
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St. Maximilian Kolbe
Song Amidst Sorrow Ten men stand gathered in prayer. Maximilian Kolbe leads the group and begins to sing. The men join him in song, and their praises echo from within Cell 18 of Block 11. The men are shut in an underground bunker in Auschwitz, sentenced to die because of a prisoner escape. And yet,…
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Motherhood: Challenges and Blessings
Your snuggly, cute little baby doesn’t realize or care that you haven’t slept, or eaten, or showered. They also don’t care if you’re sick or have had an awful day. They will still need to eat, to sleep, to have diapers changed, to be held and loved regardless of whether you have eaten, slept, showered…
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