One Year
One year ago, we let all of you in on a little secret we had been keeping: I was pregnant! Before I get into the topic I want to preface...
Moments of Terror
**WARNING: Topics relating to miscarriage.** I remember the agonizing first 12 weeks that we waited and waited to have you checked out...


An Open Letter to My Boy
Our dearest son, Canaan Rease Bowers, You have not even made your grand entrance into the post-uterine world, and you have already taught...


Here He Comes!
**WARNING: brutally honest, hard feelings ahead. Topics relating to pregnancy, infertility, and miscarriage.** So, we are having a baby....


Good and Hard; Hard and Good
This holiday season is chalk full of firsts. There have always been traditions, plans, expectations, but now it's just a matter of what...


Messy Middles & Turkish Soup
I'll be honest: sometimes there are days that I want to be anywhere other than where God has me. Each day I get these feelings it seems...


Neutral Fall Décor
So here's the thing: I'm one of those weird people who isn't a huge fan of summer. The best thing about summer as a kid was playing ALL...


Welcome to Our Living Room
Moving into this new apartment has been a much longer process than I had expected. It takes much more discipline, determination, and...


Changing Tides
Life will never be the same. After today, your life will be entirely different than it was today. For instance, did yesterday look...


Beginning (Again)
Admittedly, I failed at keeping up with my blog, and for that I apologize. I could make a thousand excuses as to why it is so hard for me...