One of the last posts I did was, how thankful I was in the way God has been patient with me. Here is an excerpt from that post. “{…..God is indeed patient with us. We have moments when we might have ‘ slagged’ in…
I know for many, this holiday season will be different, with several family members missing from the table. I know of friends who were looking forward to the 1st Christmas with their newborns but who are no longer here and now this holiday season…
Side Note: Some will say it’s coincidence but I say, it’s God confirming what He had put in my heart. You see, I don’t just write randomly, I always feel a strong nudge about something, whether it’s my feelings, emotions , then I pray…
Another due date has just passed and Olivia would have been one this week. I have so many things to write about, but I realized I have not introduced our rainbow miracle. I also don’t want to keep addressing her by the name –…
Heading to work this morning and grateful for the fact that Oma Kenya is here to take over. Daycare would have been the default thing but am terrified to think of how they would have managed with baby’s skin sensitivity. Daycare is perfect when…
There are so many stereotypes around breastfeeding – what is right, how it should be done, how long, exclusive feeders feeling better than formula feeders etc. I have come to learn all through my pregnancies, that in the Netherlands, breastfeeding is advised and formula…
Continued from To You Mama; To the mama coming home to an empty closet that was once full of baby clothes, you are loved and thought of IN ADVANCE. God sees the tears you’ve cried out as you emptied your angel’s nursery. To the…
Sermon inspiration from Pastor Matt ~DRIC To the ‘mama’ who feels lonely, abandoned, unseen, ashamed, unworthy and unheard. Please know today and forever, you can walk in the confidence of at least knowing that you were loved, seen, known and heard, way IN ADVANCE…
My siblings and their birth stories : How is I-J doing?
” I do not want this baby…..!” How many more days still? ” Mom, I am so happy with her” ” I am so happy she is here, she makes me so happy” , ” so happy you are here, we love you“. These…
Olivia’s passing was tragic and traumatizing and it changed me and how I view or even live my life completely. Joan Didion notes, “When we mourn our losses we also mourn, for better or for worse, ourselves. As we were. As we are no…