I am excited to announce the start of another weekly yoga class in Monroe beginning April 8th. > Power Flow Fridays > 4:45pm > at Monroe Free Methodist Church (3928 E. Dunbar Rd.) > Fridays, April 8 – June 10 > no charge! donations accepted > bring your mat & water bottle, and a readiness […]
Kirsten Grace – Month 2
Dear Kirsten Grace, Sweet daughter of mine, I am so thankful God chose to give me a gift I could never deserve. Each day His goodness keeps unfolding like a glorious flower, petal after petal, in the beauty of who you are. I pray I will never cease proclaiming His glory, never forget to live out […]
Sabbath Yoga Flow
I am thrilled to announce the return of Holy Yoga to Monroe, Michigan. My postpartum muscles are still learning their way back into a full practice, but I am excited to practice with YOU! Join me for a Sunday Sabbath Yoga Flow, a 10 week class beginning February 28th and ending May 1st. This class […]
Writings of a New Mom
No matter how many blogs you read or books you scour, despite the advice and assistance of other mom friends, nothing can prepare you for new motherhood except new motherhood. You dive in face first, splash around in the most undignified sort of way, bob to the surface for a gasp of fresh air, and […]
Kirsten Grace – Month 1
Dear Kirsten Grace, It has been one month since we met face to face, and what a life changing introduction it has been. In many ways, our lives are completely different and can never look the same again. But in a mysterious work of the Divine, you fit so flawlessly into our family it’s hard to notice […]
Limitations
When people ask how I’m doing with motherhood, I’m never sure what to say. On one hand I have no idea what I’m doing, and I’m fairly confident that I never will. As soon as I think I’ve figured something out, our daughter changes and we have to learn everything over again. On the other […]
My Postpartum Self
My dear sweet Kirsten, This is the first letter I’m writing to you as I look at your sweet little face, asleep and expressive right beside me. Last night was the hardest night yet, mostly because you’ve been such an amazing sleeper and eater. I think the most difficult part of your crying is when […]
Protected: The Birth of Kirsten Grace
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Her Name
Nearly a lifetime ago, a sauve 17 year old boy made his intentions clear. The girl was 18 and naive to the world of dating, but she was confident that this guy could be trusted. God was good to weave our stories together, teaching us how to love, how to argue, how to commit. It […]
Christmas Newsletter 2015
For years we prayed for this moment. Our hearts ached, our minds questioned, and our spirits sought the Lord. Yet I’m not sure we ever dreamed that just days before Christmas 2015 Melanie would be 39 weeks pregnant. But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love by which he loved us…showed us […]