Candace: I had a prayer that I would pray every day… For years. It was short and it was simple and it went like this: “Lord, grant me a child and I will raise our child in your house. I will teach my child to have the love of Jesus in their heart and to serve others. Amen” So this post is not centered on religious beliefs or promises made, … [Read more...]
The Dolce and Gabbana Effect
(Chris) And when the dust settles, we are all just people with problems. Maybe the dust made it worse, maybe not, but eventually, the dust settles. So why bother? Sometimes, we can learn things from the dust. Sometimes, the dust isn’t as innocuous as we think it is. Sometimes, the dust is much more malevolent than what Pledge can handle. For … [Read more...]
Deciding When it is Time to Stop Breastfeeding
I feel like a failure. OK, so I suppose that is a pretty dramatic way to come out of the gate here. But this is how I feel today. I started to inducing lactation last March. I pumped day and night to trigger my body to start producing milk. My sleepless nights began then, not when Jellybean arrived. When she came, I was pre-conditioned with sleep … [Read more...]