I held the familiar white stick in my hand and watched in disbelief as two lines appeared in the result window. Positive. By this point in my life, I had lost count of how many times I had taken a pregnancy test. There were four miscarriages before our first child and a year of infertility before we had our second. Now that I decided two children was all I could handle, … [Read more...]
We Plan God Laughs
When I was nine months pregnant, I was very familiar with the inability to sleep. I was making the best of this by trying to enjoy the peace and quiet of a sleeping household, while laying on my bed, listening to my favorite oldies station. My soon-to-be-born third child was having none of it. Nope, once again I felt the now very familiar tightening and release of the … [Read more...]
The Love Affair That Saved My Marriage
I wrapped my legs around him and sighed. For the first time in months I could finally sleep. I felt more than a little guilty. After five years of marriage, I had never spent the night wrapped up with anyone other than my husband. But here I was, caught up in a strange and exciting love affair. Phil was just too alluring to say no to. I must admit that I … [Read more...]
No Need to Fear
I was tired and very cranky as I dragged my huge, nine-month pregnant stomach up the front steps to my parents’ house. After spending six hours at the hospital having my pre-admission tests, I wasn’t really in the mood for the annoyed greeting that my mother gave me. “Why is she so mad at us? It’s not our fault we’re late to dinner?” This was said to my husband in a hushed … [Read more...]
