I'm not going to cry...I'm not going to cry...I'm not going to cry. And I didn’t. Or at least for the first five minutes after hearing she was pregnant...with her fourth. But despite my best efforts to pull myself together, the tears poured out of me, and the despicable ugly cry came. You know the… Continue reading When Her Pregnancy Announcement Almost Caused Me to Give Up
I have come to realize that I have this problem. Well actually, I have known about it for a while. My husband always points it out to me when we are waiting for a table at our favorite restaurant or walking through the mall. Or Target. Or the parking lot. Or sitting in the doctor’s… Continue reading When You Can’t Stop Staring at Your Problems
As I sat in the crowded waiting area of the courthouse, I watched as others paced the floor with fear and anxiety. I saw the worry deepen with each step they took. And every time the bailiff would come out to call the next case, everyone would stop...but then quietly resume if it wasn’t their… Continue reading Tales of Fostering: Waiting in the Courthouse
It was several months ago and a little past noon when I zoned in on the wedding picture that sat on my husband's desk at work. I couldn't help but notice that the look in my eyes and the smile on my face was not the same look and smile that I was wearing. It… Continue reading I Am (not) a Face of Infertility
"Oh crap!" Those two words came out of my mouth as I remembered it was Saturday. The next morning I would have to put on my freshly laundered big girl panties and venture off to church to find the "mystery woman" I wrote about in "Shirt Packed and Big Girl Panties On," as well as "To Be… Continue reading Infertility Chronicles Part 3: Trading In My Big Girl Panties
