Learning to Embrace Plan B

Every fall for the past three years, we’ve made a yearly tradition of going to a local apple orchard as a family. It was part of The Plan that this tradition would be long-standing and annual, with nothing or no one standing in the way of us getting our yearly cider fix and hundreds (!) …

The Highs and Lows of Life Lately

  Let’s play a fun little game wherein you, dear reader, are left to figure out for yourselves which statement belongs with which designation (aka, high or low). (Hint: I haven’t made it extraordinarily difficult for you.) Last Monday, we finally took Raven to the doctor to see why she wasn’t getting any better (to …

Because Even While Waiting, Life Goes On

  Before I go into any other thoughts I had today, I wanted to thank everyone who has sent love and support and prayers our way since I posted about our miscarriage. While it’s still not the path we wanted, we feel very fortunate to be surrounded by so many people both in “real life” …