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    The Possibility of You

    This post is part of a blog series on pregnancy loss from a miscarriage I had in August 2021. Thank you always for reading. – Jesse June 11, 2021 I cling to a cup…

    September 7, 2021
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    “I Want to Help Nora”

    I push myself deep into a cluster of pillows that make up our outdoor patio furniture as Everett, my four-year-old son, climbs over my lap and tucks himself in tight next to me. I…

    June 8, 2021
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    The Art of Saying Nothing

    “I felt it shelter to speak to you.” – Emily Dickinson Soap suds erupt in the sink as Tyler rinses a pile of dishes. He begins the process of cleaning a frying pan but…

    March 9, 2021
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    The Flourishing Soul

    My Final Wellness Post I‘m a mother to a child with medical complexities, and the problem is this: I’m tired of feeling like I’m surviving, or enduring, but rarely thriving. So, I paid $200…

    January 24, 2021
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    The Gentleman

    I’m a mother to a child with medical complexities, and the problem is this: I’m tired of feeling like I’m surviving, or enduring, but rarely thriving. So, I paid $200 and signed up for…

    October 27, 2020
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    SAM

    I’m a mother to a child with medical complexities, and the problem is this: I’m tired of feeling like I’m surviving, or enduring, but rarely thriving. So, I paid $200 and signed up for…

    October 18, 2020
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    The Lotus Flower

    The lotus flower is troubled At the sun’s resplendent light; With sunken head and sadly She dreamily waits for the night Heinrich Heine I’m a mother to a child with medical complexities, and the…

    October 12, 2020