Every time I get my period I feel like someone has died. That potential child ushering in a new life and world for our family. The rush of excitement, the announcements, beautiful swollen belly and newborn cuddles, Elaina being a big sister. The days have reached mid twenties, I am soon anticipating the blood while … Continue reading Reflections on trying to Conceive
New page
Hi everyone! I added a resources page to my site with recommendations for different apps, recipes and books. I will update occasionally and please comment below if you have anything to add!
What would you do?
I am trying to process this article I found about a woman being raped on a Philadelphia train while bystanders did nothing. At all. The police were flabbergasted. Eventually a staff member in the vicinity saw something and called police. When I was attacked there was no one around to help. I was in the … Continue reading What would you do?
Counting my years
Happy Thanksgiving to my fellow Canadians! Usually I associate this holiday with a big meal surrounded by my family of origin. It was October 2019 when we last all got together and while I am building new traditions with my husband and daughter and enjoying a quieter less chaotic day, a bit of sadness remains. … Continue reading Counting my years
The Legacy of Maplewood Farm
My dad was away a lot when I was little and when he was at home there were other people to talk to and things to do. But once or twice a year he would take me to for daddy-daughter dates to Maplewood farm. I have vague memories of petting goats and smelling hay mixed … Continue reading The Legacy of Maplewood Farm
Elaine and Elaina
Last week I had the privilege of introducing my daughter to her great grandma. After a lovely visit in her apartment we walked Grandma Elaine down to the dining room for lunch. "Oh, let me see the baby!" A care-worker cried as we peeked in the doorway. I chuckled at my very tall almost three … Continue reading Elaine and Elaina
Never Runs Dry
What goes comes to mind when you read "never runs dry"? For some reason the first thing that comes to my mind is alcohol. lol. (And my drinking experience is a couple of sips every year or two.) Specifically, "the wine is flowing freely" comes to mind. I didn't actually know what that expression meant … Continue reading Never Runs Dry
Reflections on half a decade.
Today we dropped Elaina off for five hours of daycare (one hour for each year) and had a date in the rain. “Can you imagine if the weather had been like this on our wedding?” Forest asked as water sprinkled on our heads. He would have been a lot more comfortable in his wool tuxedo. … Continue reading Reflections on half a decade.
The God who sings.
I was standing in my kitchen wondering what to write today. There are always funny sayings from my two year old. Today I asked Elaina the philosophical question, “so what do you think about life?” Her answer was “something Jesus.” When I asked her later she said, “TV.” After lunch I started browsing on my … Continue reading The God who sings.
Good bye songflower.life, hello songflowerlife.WordPress.com
If you type songflower.life into your browser you will get a message saying the account has been closed. It’s not really. I just changed the address after downgrading to the free version and re-mapping the domain songflower.life would be a whopping $99. All that tech jargon is just to say, You know the split decisions … Continue reading Good bye songflower.life, hello songflowerlife.WordPress.com
