Burdens Made Light

August sixth. It's the day we "celebrate" Luke's birthday. Celebrate always seems like a strange word for the day. But I ...

My little Luke, today I longed for you. It was a wonderful day at church -- full of inspiring and heartfelt messages as we remembered pionee...

So here I am. I knew pain would surface. But not like this. I am training to be a doula. A what-a? A doula. A doula is a woman who assists...

We seem to have created a bit of a tradition for the anniversary of Luke's "birthday." The first year was so strange. . .  do ...

Sometimes it just hits you when you least expect it . . . I was in Utah to visit family and attend my 10 year high school reunion. My ...

Birth is such a personal, powerful, and supposedly beautiful thing. But I was robbed. I was robbed of it's intense joy and amazingness...