wife. mother. pastor.
I have always had a strange relationship with Mother's Day - it has held the biggest both/and for me of the Hallmark holidays, and this year that both/and has only increased. Growing up, our family wrestled with the dance of how to celebrate my mom and stepmother and also honor the powerful life and legacy [...]
(Trigger warning: miscarriage) Over the last three months, my husband and I have experienced two miscarriages. One just before 5 weeks and now currently one in the process at 8.5 weeks. I’ve heard this described as such a strange and lonely grief—indeed it is. I find myself simultaneously wanting to tell everyone and also not [...]
jenn crider 