Maybe it’s because I’m the mother of so many young daughters.
Or maybe because I’m expecting another little girl.
Or maybe because I simply realize how much he’s missed out on.
Despite all the maybes, I know I miss him.
Watching my husband put together a doll house for our girls yesterday afternoon made me reflect on my own [...]
February 22, 2009
Categories: daddy, david, family, reflections, the girls . . Author: Katie . Comments: 3 Comments
As a child, November meant two things:
1) visiting family
2) HEAT!
As much as my parents tried to express their love and affection with more clothing and toys then we could ever need, they refused to turn on the heat in the winter and the air conditioning in the summer. It was nuts really. We’d walk around [...]
November 3, 2008
Categories: Jakie, emotions, family, me, mom . . Author: Katie . Comments: 3 Comments
they were a family of nine.
Redemption baby due Easter Sunday, 2009.
That makes me 9 weeks and 1 day pregnant today.
That leaves me approximately 30 weeks and 6 days to balance the weight of life and death. A heavy burden, no?
September 8, 2008
Categories: emotions, family, grieving, me, pregnancy . . Author: Katie . Comments: 14 Comments
While on the subject of sisters, I’ve got a few. Two to be exact. My, my the places we have been. They are more than a way to remember the past or reflect on my youth. My sisters are my stronghold, my stability.
The three of us share a bond far deeper than blood. We have [...]
July 3, 2007
Categories: family, reflections . . Author: Katie . Comments: 4 Comments