This pregnancy, I was much more confident and verbal about the desires of my heart. I prayed for specific things, which can sometimes feel so petty. People (and the enemy, hello) can be quick to dismiss a detailed prayer, say "oh but anything will do!" at the end as if they didn't really mean the … Continue reading Hannah’s Birth Story
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My Birth Story, Part II: Labor and Delivery
If you missed part I, go read it first! The best way I can describe what a natural birth without pain medications felt like to me is a marathon. If you've ever run a marathon, you know what a muscle cramp feels like, and that you can't think "I can't do this" or overthink about … Continue reading My Birth Story, Part II: Labor and Delivery
To Brazil
There are tickets in my name for some flights tomorrow, to my country of origin. Tomorrow, I will see my aunt and grandma, meet my new uncle, and hug a whole whole lot of people I'm related to. I'm ecstatic! To say I'm excited to be going to Brazil again for the first time in … Continue reading To Brazil
Healing Party
Life is so beautifully full. For he satisfies the longing soul, and the hungry soul he fills with good things. Psalm 107:9 My Bethel family is blowing my mind. Last night we got together to throw a birthday party for sweet baby Samuel. Samuel is in the hospital, born premature, and the doctors have given … Continue reading Healing Party
On Baby Fever
My mind is a bit blown right now. I sometimes think that the things I desire are selfish, or that they reflect a lack, or a discontent heart. In my latest bout of baby fever, watching all the Asian babies in the airport, I felt that pang for children. Oh, the womb. Ready for this? … Continue reading On Baby Fever
Places To Visit in 2014
In no particular order, here are some places I want to do my very best to visit, so help me God, in 2014. Yes. Within the next 9 months. BRAZIL. It's overdue time to visit my amazing family. I'm due to have a new baby cousin super soon, AND there's talk of wedding bells in … Continue reading Places To Visit in 2014
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