Drinking all the cups of coffee. Sharing all the drops of bliss. Creator of a cozy home & mama village.
I can't say since I wrote last about our family's big changes have we fallen into an easy rhythm or magically figured out how to make two weekend days provide enough time to both accomplish all our errands and relax as a family. Some weekends I have conquered the to-do lists and others (such as... Continue Reading →
The highs and lows of this week have been rather monumental... On Thursday, I opened the first bill from the specialist's office (consult and ultrasound after false positive spina bifida screening in November) and gulped at the $560 bill. Apparently, insurance only "adjusted" the over-$600 bill by about $95. Yikes! I know that I can... Continue Reading →
To be perfectly honest, I've been fighting sickness this entire week. Sunday my throat was sore and sinus pressure was building in my head. I had to tell my kids that "Mrs. Hasz was sick" on Monday, so that I had an excuse to sit more while teaching. Somehow I struggled through Tuesday and Wednesday.... Continue Reading →
For over three years I doubted whether or not I would ever carry a baby. Sure, I clung desperately to God's promises and to moments of faith. I put down deep roots into dreams that I believed were from Heaven. Still, I doubted. I cried. I experienced incredibly painful infertility treatments and miscarriages. Now, I'm... Continue Reading →
Thanksgiving holiday often meant a beach vacation for my family to the Gulf shoreline, running on the beach, take-out for dinner, and a general sense of calm. My daddy would fry up some oysters and Gulf shrimp. My mom would allow sugary cereals and cinnamon rolls normally frowned upon. My sisters and I would sleep-in... Continue Reading →
I have a daughter that likes to twirl and flip and somersault and kick and throw punches and bury her head deep inside my pelvis to avoid "making it easy" on ultrasound techs. I have a daughter with beautiful fingers and toes and ears. I have a daughter who is already living up to her... Continue Reading →
Friends, I'm too exhausted to write anything other than the rather boring weekly update. Abby has taken to waking me up at 4:30 a.m. even on weekends, and I'm fighting a cold, so here goes... Abigail is now the size of an avocado and about 4.5 inches long! According to my phone's Pregnancy app, Abby's heart... Continue Reading →
Sometimes the wonder of a moment takes your breath away. My first ice storm. Leading someone to Christ. When David proposed. Walking down the aisle. Graduating college. Being called "Mrs. Hasz" for the first time.Sometimes the wonder is just so precious that you want to bottle it up tight and hold it close when the... Continue Reading →
The whoosh of the umbilical cord and the pounding of the heart beat filled the small office, as I lay with my eyes closed, picturing my sweet Baby growing perfect and strong in my expanding belly. Peace ricocheted from every corner of that room, as once again the beating heart proclaimed that all is well.... Continue Reading →
Truly, one of the only topics that I can think about this weekend is the fact that we've made it into the second trimester. David, myself, and baby Hasz. Our little growing family. I know that realistically a pregnancy is just as safe during week 1 as week 40 when the Lord has blessed it,... Continue Reading →
