I was struck this morning by the abundance of simple joys that have filled the past week. Louise fell asleep on my chest, perfectly centered with her bottom fitting in the crook of my arm. Her quick breathing was the foil of my heartbeat. Noah asked to hold Louise while we read books to her.Continue reading “Simple joys”
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Perfection
I woke up at 3AM and realized Louise had picked a birthday. A mere, but intense and painful and hectic, five hours later, she was in my arms. My prayers have lately revolved around labor and delivery; both that I could handle the pain and that she would be healthy. Momentary discomforts and screamed expletivesContinue reading “Perfection”
Oh, Lou
I want to see your face and kiss your cheek. I want to run a finger along the edge of your foot and watch you spread your toes. I am ready to see you make your dad melt and for your big brother meet you for the first time. Come on out, kid. Your familyContinue reading “Oh, Lou”
Dear Blue Bear,
Dear Blue Bear, I feel like the time has come to get some things out in the open. You came to our house two years ago, the same week as your constant companion. His aunts sent you to him at the same time they sent flowers to me. I’d like to say it was love atContinue reading “Dear Blue Bear,”
37
Here’s a bit of honesty for you: I don’t like being pregnant. There’s this weird pressure to be in good spirits (which is impossible to be at all times no matter the state of your uterus), deny the anxiety of impending childbirth (which really hurts) and be ok with people who are not medical professionalsContinue reading “37”
2 years
I have a loving, smart, funny 2-year-old. 2-year-old. Which means that somehow two years have passed since my kid came into this world. He loves to read. In fact, he loves it so much that we had to make it a rule to only read him a book one time each day. Otherwise, we’d spendContinue reading “2 years”
A year’s worth of books
By my rough count, I’ve read 63 books this year, not including the countless number of kids books I read aloud. It’s a respectable number–nowhere near my peak, but not too shabby when I take into account everything else that happened in 2015, which notably includes raising a toddler and growing a baby. Part of theContinue reading “A year’s worth of books”
Faces
Have you ever watched a toddler’s face? There is nothing guarded or held back. Emotions play out in all their ferocity and quickly flicker back and forth. Anger turns to elation when the blocks finally stay stacked. Happiness becomes sorrow when a loved one leaves the room. My favorite toddler face is a mixture ofContinue reading “Faces”
Another season of waiting
As I sit here drinking my coffee, ignoring the plaintive cries of my toddler for a few more minutes, two candles are glowing in the background. I wrote last year about my love of Advent, a feeling that gets stronger each year. This season I find myself waiting for many things–my students to turn inContinue reading “Another season of waiting”
Sister Suffragette
Originally posted on The Pink Palace Family of Museums:
A major political battle that took place in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries was the fight over women’s right to vote. In Memphis, Martha Elizabeth Moore Allen was one of the city’s most prominent suffragettes. She was born in in 1851 in Plymouth, Indiana,…
Caroline Mitchell Carrico 