Nurture

family

• the seventh kransling: month three
  I will attempt to be better at documenting this pregnancy. This is how the third month of pregnancy (weeks 9-13) went for me. sickness This month was the very worst for morning sickness. It just
• paradox
  In the book of Jeremiah, the prophet is led before officials of the city by the priests and others seeking his death. They cannot find reason to condemn him, yet Jeremiah places himself in their
• the seventh kransling: month two
  I will attempt to be better at documenting this pregnancy. This is how the second month of pregnancy (weeks 5-8) went for me.

pregnancy

• Prayers for miscarriages, the loss of a baby
  This post was originally published on egallis.wordpress.com, in February of 2015. Below is the post in its entirety, including the personal note I included at the beginning. I pray you find solace in these
• elpis
  Most everyone is familiar with the concept of being in Limbo–that space where you hang suspended between one fate or another, unmoving, waiting or not even waiting, just existing. If we’re alive, none of us
• aware
  It’s intriguing, the moment that it comes to mind. You’d think it would come in moments of quiet, in moments of solitude, when everything is still and that sleeping voice–that one that’s never forgotten,

motherhood

• first night at home
  This was typed up Friday evening while the thoughts were fresh. They’re not fresh anymore–most of the paradoxical feelings have been forgotten, so please forgive the rambling nature and abrupt leave-off. I
• the seventh kransling – aurick virgil
  Seventh Kransling is a boy, and he has a name!
• the seventh kransling: month three
  I will attempt to be better at documenting this pregnancy. This is how the third month of pregnancy (weeks 9-13) went for me. sickness This month was the very worst for morning

interpersonal

• Gallimaufry, june 2020
• paradox
  In the book of Jeremiah, the prophet is led before officials of the city by the priests and others seeking his death. They cannot find reason to condemn him, yet Jeremiah places himself in their hands
• gardeners
  I plant seeds in the garden, and then spend the next several days anxiously walking up and down the rows, looking for signs of life. I am watching for seedlings, but I’m not watching for seedlings,