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It’s a Secret Place

on
June 11, 2020

that our souls alone are safe.
A place where we can stay,
and watch the world go by,
and we’ll stand alone in time
Owen had to go back to the hospital after…

Motherhood

Too Many Things Held Precious

on
December 11, 2019

Too many things held dear.
“There has to be more” on one hand,
“Keep your head above water” on the other.
Surprise, another post about motherhood. Even when I try to write…

Theology Reflections

The List Goes on Forever

on
September 20, 2019

of all the ways I could be better
      in my mind
As if I could earn God’s favour, given time
Back when I was still agonizing over figuring out my Enneagram type,…

Motherhood

I Lost My Balance

on
September 13, 2019

when I needed it most
This blurry photograph is proof—
Of what I’m not sure
but it feels like truth
Last month our realtor invited us to a “family fun at the zoo”…

Motherhood

All I’ve Felt Was Leading to This

on
July 27, 2019

For I have never known completeness
    like being here.
Here is true peace.
   Here my heart knows calm.
It’s a beautiful summer here, home with my boys, taking it easy, visiting & having…

Motherhood

Owen’s Birth Story

on
July 16, 2019

I was four days past my due date and feeling so impatient and done with pregnancy! On Tuesday the 11th, I went to the midwife appointment I didn’t think…

Motherhood

White Shores Are Calling

on
May 11, 2019

You and I will meet again
And you’ll be here in my arms
    Just sleeping
Pregnancy insomnia— because growing a human inside one’s body isn’t hard enough.

So I was happy to discover…

Motherhood

Rough Seas

on
February 17, 2017

aka, my first ten weeks of breastfeeding
“Colette, look down.”

Three pushes from the end and I was already crying uncontrollably at the mere overwhelming thought of seeing my son for…

Motherhood

Mother

on
March 15, 2016

I don’t like rollercoasters. I remember one time at the Stampede as a kid, my mom wanted to ride a rollercoaster but my brother wasn’t tall enough. My dad…