My Year of Shadow and Light, Chapter 9: Pain
On the day after my D&C, instead of simply recovering from the simple surgery and moving on with my post-miscarriage life the best I could,...
My Year of Shadow and Light, Chapter 8: Blood
Dec 6, 2018
Early in my pregnancy in 2009, I started bleeding. The bleeding continued sporadically for months, finally culminating in an evening that left absolutely no...
Late Thanksgiving and Early Black Friday Wishes
Nov 22, 2018
Hello, everyone! Given the holiday this week (Thanksgiving in America) and the illness that I and, to a lesser extent, my husband and children have...
My Year of Shadow and Light, Chapter 7: Fear
Nov 15, 2018
Not long after I finally became pregnant in 2009, I began bleeding. For weeks, my husband and I were stuck in limbo, worried about...
My Year of Shadow and Light, Chapter 6: Preparation
Nov 8, 2018
In 2009, I finally became pregnant after years of trying. Before I ever took a pregnancy test, I learned that I was pregnant...
My Year of Shadow and Light, Chapter 5: Growing Things
Oct 25, 2018
In 2009, my year of shadow and light began. In this chapter, we’re fully in 2009, in the spring, when we began growing things...
My Year of Shadow and Light, Chapter 4: A New Home and New Trials
Oct 18, 2018
In 2009, my year of shadow and light began. Leading up to that year, however, were the first two years of married life with...
My Year of Shadow and Light, Chapter 2: Misha
Oct 4, 2018
In 2009, my life took a dramatic turn. It fell apart. Over the following year, I began to piece it back together, thinking I...
My Year of Shadow and Light: An Introduction
Sep 20, 2018
[S]piritual evolution does not proceed in a linear fashion. It uses the polarities of light and dark to create dynamics and change. … Each of...