Tag: Marriage
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Follow You Anywhere
I have spent the last five years of my marriage fighting to be the one in control, fighting to have the final word, fighting to be the one to lead. I have been so determined that being equal to my husband is to have equal say and equal contribution that I missed a critical point:…
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The Daughters of Job(e)
I will never forget the moment when Nicholas first shared ideas for future baby names with me: it was November of 2014 and I was in his pickup truck as he was driving me to the airport…for a discernment retreat with the Sisters of Life. At one point, he looked at me and said, “do…
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Infertility as Disease: Accepting and Navigating the Medical Side of Infertility
It was my first Mother’s Day mass after being married. The previous month I had an experience where I was sure I was pregnant. I can’t explain this experience, and no test I took that month was positive. But the next cycle did arrive later than usual and with more pain than normal. During the…
On Coffee and Shoelaces 