Standing with hope
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*Part 1: Arbor and Trisha
by natalie tousley My best friend’s dog died a few weeks ago. As random and insignificant as that may sound, it was actually a harder event to process than it should have been. Everything about the dog’s death was wrong: 1) she wasn’t old 2) she died of heart failure and 3) I found out…
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Hey mama-you’re alright
Hey mama- You’re alright. You’re going to okay even if you don’t feel okay. You’re not alone. Even if your kid is struggling in ways you never imagined. Even if your child seems to be going down the opposite path than you’ve been guiding them. Or maybe your brain is having a hard time adjusting…
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Gratitude and Grief
by Molly Klima Gratitude and grief. Two words that can easily define our lives but create great dynamics when they attempt to co-exist. Oxford Dictionary defines gratitude as “the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness”. Grief is defined as “deep sorrow, especially that caused by someone’s death”. If…
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*corbin Lewis
by jenny smith My water broke with Corbin when I was 19 weeks and 6 days pregnant. We hadn’t even decided his name yet. We went from “oh wow we are pregnant with another boy, yay!” to “please, please, please let my baby live” in a matter of weeks. My water broke on a Wednesday…
standing with hope 