Tag: personal
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8 years of “I do” + 4 things I’ve learned
8 years ago today – June 6 – marks a pivotal change in my life. It’s the day I first kissed Jonathan. And it’s the day we committed to be faithful to each other until death. Just writing out that last sentence is scary to me. Not because I don’t love my husband, but because…
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when my water broke at 20 weeks pregnant (part 3)
this is part 3 of this story. part 1. || part 2. By late Sunday evening, both my contractions and amniotic fluid leaking had stopped (without intervention/medication). I started guzzling water like crazy because I figured it wouldn’t hurt and could help replace some of the fluid I had just lost. I was discharged late…
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when my water broke at 20 weeks pregnant (part 2)
this is part 2 of this story. you’ll find part 1 here. When we arrived at the hospital room, one of the first things the nurse did was to listen to baby girl’s heartbeat. To our delight, it was strong. She strapped a device on me to monitor contractions, though at this point they were…
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Reading the Bible in 90 Days
When I was approached with the goal of reading the Bible in 90 days and learned that the plan just happened to finish up on the day of my 30th, I decided to give it the good old college try. After all, it sounds like a great goal to accomplish before a milestone birthday, right?…
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![thoughts on baby #4. [slightly filtered]](https://brownsugartoast.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/thoughts-on-baby-4.jpg)
thoughts on baby #4. [slightly filtered]
A couple months ago, I shared the happy news that Jonathan & I are expecting a new little one in September. FIRST. I must say we are immensely thankful for this little life. We’ve loved it from the moment we knew it was inside me. Truly children are a blessing from God and the fact that I can…