I had accomplished so very much that morning ... baked fresh bread, brownies, and more. Sorted, boxed, and labeled six sizes worth of girls...

It was Christmas Eve, 2005. It was evening and a heavy wet snow was falling. In the wee hours of that morning, I had given birth to our sec...

It had been close to a year since we had had much to do with the children's hospital. Yes, we had a few follow-up outpatient appointmen...

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(If you missed the beginning of this story, you can find parts 1-3 here: Part 1: She Got Hurt Part 2: Facing Judgment Part 3: The Hot Pink ...

(If you missed the beginning of this story, you can find parts 1 and 2 right here: Part 1: She Got Hurt Part 2: Facing Judgment ) I answer...

(Oh me, oh my, how did I forget that Monday was a holiday this week?? And, something you should probably know about me- when my hubby'...

It has been a very long time since I wrote a "My Story..." Monday post. I guess I felt like I had pretty much exhausted the tale ...

Well, now that I've walked you through the couple years leading up to my third pregnancy, we're left at the point when I found out t...

The first thing it seemed like I needed to do was convince my doctor's office that my pregnancy test had not, in fact, been " incon...

I enjoyed my last weekend before surgery. It was a fun time with my family! Throughout it all, though, one little thought kept nagging me....

When C. turned two, I was in excellent shape. That past summer, we had purchased a tread mill and I had put it to very good use. I also ha...

My little girl had just turned one. My son was about to turn two. I was in no way feeling "baby crazy" (and I was still taking a...

I mentioned last week that we brought C. home with a whole variety of tubes and wires going on. It was a challenge to manage her care, but...

Over the next several weeks, I want to focus on our decision to have another baby- on the fears, the risks, the uncertainty, the pros, the c...

I always think it's odd when parents don't have a name picked out for their child. Yes, I realize it's a major decision and it ...

When the OR went eerily silent, I panicked. After all, there were eighteen people (nineteen now that the baby was born!) in that room. It ...

I last left off telling "My story..." here ... It took less than thirty seconds for the medical team to rush me into the operating...