Posts tagged pregnancy
Simple pleasure of the week: Kindness from others

While Matt and I are expecting to welcome our first child into the world any day now, something that has struck both of us throughout this pregnancy has been the kindness we’ve received from others. We have received such an outpouring of support, and generosity, and encouragement. It’s been humbling in the best kind of way. It’s been a process that has brought us closer to others, even amidst this pandemic, and shelter

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Lessons in surrender

More and more I feel like I’m beginning to understand the inevitability of change on a deeper, soul level. There are some lessons in life which you must experience and feel in order to understand. We can hear something repeatedly but it takes root when we come to experience it. Change is one of these life lessons. There are all these cliched sayings about it such as “the only thing constant is change”. But it’s true. Change is

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Pregnancy update

I’ve mentioned briefly on the blog that my husband and I are expecting a baby boy. I’m currently 37 weeks pregnant and my doctor predicts that baby boy will come early. Matt and I are both excited and nervous. I’m mostly nervous for the birth and labor. Thankfully, labor and delivery are temporary and so even if it’s traumatic, it will pass. I must say, there have been things about this pregnancy I couldn’t have predicted like

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