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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borrowed words
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…
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an easter tablescape
we returned home from a week by the sea in florida late saturday and then enjoyed a quiet day at home for easter with just our little family. it was nice to go at our own slower pace and soak in all the goodness of…
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borrowed words
“Mama, it all matters. You know what their favourite food,snacks and ice cream flavours are.You know how they like their veges and fruit cutand you make sure nothing touchesanything else on the plate. You can tell when they are grumpy that they just need a cuddle, some food…