during the late evening hours of december 17th, my maternal grandmother passed away. i was very close to her and she will always be a part of me. it is so hard to lose a…
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at home with rosie
things to always remember | 01. early days of resting at home 02. all the tiny pastels + florals03. little button nose 04. a portrait of a mother and daughter05. a bouquet from girlfriends 06. bright eyes 07. a baby in baskets08. fresh flowers in…
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borrowed words
August When the blackberries hangswollen in the woods, in the bramblesnobody owns, I spend all day among the highbranches, reachingmy ripped arms, thinking of nothing, crammingthe black honey of summerinto my mouth; all day my body accepts what it is. In the darkcreeks that run…
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rosemary amelia monaco
a daughter our rosie rosemary ameliaborn on july 19 our sea dew flowerwhere the pale yellow butterflies fluttered rose | the birth flower for the month of june, which holds such a special place in my heart.“it was june, and the world smelled of roses.…
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inside my hospital bag
every minute of every day lately, i am expecting to go into labor. i have been feeling SO much almost every minute of the day for the past few weeks, sun up to sun down, and these feelings are unlike any that i remember with…
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relief for sciatica pain during pregnancy
some ideas for relieving sciatic pain | prenatal chiropractic care – familiar with webster techniquemagnesium supplementsprenatal massage – focusing on hip area acupuntureepsom salt bathsice and heat (15 minute intervals)walkingsleep on the other side a support beltfoam roller on glutessitting on a ball arnicare cream…
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an intimate garden baby shower
last night some of my dearest momma friends (friends i prayed for) and my cousin (who has the most generous heart of gold) surprised me with an intimate baby shower in a rose garden. the love i felt is hard to put into words ……
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a motherhood session + my one hope
we recently did a motherhood session with a photographer who took photos of parks and i right before nash was born + when the boys met for the first time in the hospital. she is wonderful and captured this season for us so well. forever…
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Blossom by Mary Oliver In Aprilthe ponds openlike black blossoms,the moonswims in every one;there’s fireeverywhere: frogs shoutingtheir desire,their satisfaction. Whatwe know: that timechops at us all like an ironhoe, that deathis a state of paralysis. Whatwe long for: joybefore death, nightsin the swale – everything…
