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I Need a Minute

Welcome to my blog! Join me as I take a minute away from my family to reflect on anything and everything in my life.

  • Do not be afraid, we are with you

    Do not be afraid, we are with you

    I had wanted to include this story with my previous post, but I felt like it needed its own spotlight. It was late afternoon a few weeks ago and Lucy was being crabby about going down for a nap. It had been a long, dreary day already, so I decided to take her for a […]

    May 23, 2019
  • Rejuvenation

    Rejuvenation

    After all the craziness of the first couple months of Lucy’s life, we began plans to get her baptized. We picked a date, we picked Godparents, and we got the paperwork in. With all the planning of the event, the true meaning of it all got lost. In terms of the actual sacrament, my immediate […]

    May 11, 2019
  • 3 Months In

    3 Months In

    At least a few times a week, I will look at Lucy and say, “I can’t believe I pushed you out of my body.” She’ll smile at me and drool all over herself. I say, “No, really, you were in my belly and I pushed you out. How did I do that?” Her little face […]

    February 12, 2019
  • Lucky Lucy

    Wednesday October 24th, I gave birth to the most perfect little human I’ve ever seen. Her name is Lucy Rose Ells. Weighing in at 7lbs, 14oz and 22 inches long, Lucy was a force from the start. With the help of excellent doctors, nurses, Zach, and my mom, I succeeded in bringing her into the […]

    November 20, 2018
  • Nobody, baby, but you and me

    It’s been 10 weeks since I last wrote. I’ve had the urge to write but haven’t made myself sit down and type it out. It’s just after 6am on the morning that I am going to the hospital to be induced for labor. I just had a bowl of Coco Puffs. The next time I […]

    October 23, 2018
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