Jesus, God of my heart, come and unite me to Thyself forever.
Posted in Family, Icons, Parenting, Pregnancy, Saints on Jun 30th, 2008
For my birthday this year (which, incidentally, fell on Palm Sunday), my wonderful husband commissioned a friend to write on icon of my patron saint,St. Melania the Younger.
I thought I had already posted a photo of my icon, but I had not.
What do you think? My husband is the best!
Posted in Children, Parenting, Prayer, Pregnancy on May 26th, 2008
Please visit Christ is In Our Midst to read this beautiful prayer.
Dmitri Petrov’s The Prayer of an Expectant Mother (2005)
I have a dear friend whose life is consumed by the guilt, grief and sorrow caused by the abortions she had at a young age. She grieves the loss of her children- on due dates, on what would have been birthdates, and in watching other children grow. She misses the milestones that her children may [...]
Grace Alethea McCallum7 pounds 11 ounces20 1/2 inchesBorn at 4:19pm on August 1st
Please go to my website for photos and other fun stuff!
We are all doing very well and will be going home from the hospital shortly. I just wanted to get a quick update on my blog for everyone, but I’ll be posting [...]
With this recent threat of preeclampsia, I began to contemplate my own life and the possibility of my death.
This may sound weird, but it is a result of the fact that preeclampsia (and other hypertensize disorders) is the leading global cause of maternal and infant illness and death (approximately 76,000 deaths per year). [...]
Sorry for the lack of posts recently, but I honestly haven’t been able to think of a single thing to write- interesting or not. For some reason my brain feels overloaded by ifs and shoulds.
Baby-Related ifs and shoulds:
If this baby comes early am I going to be ready?! (My son was three weeks early- [...]
An Honest Moment: I forgot to pray for myself yesterday.
This may sound like a funny statement, but if you knew what my day was like, you would think I was crazy not to pray: I WAS SICK.
What is referred to as “morning sickness” took over my entire day, and I was miserable. I [...]
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