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On time

Posted on October 25, 2018 by Megan 2 comments

I woke up this morning to a 6-month-old baby. Every few weeks I still remind my husband that this child has lived longer in my womb than he has out in the world. I need someone else to feel the gravity of that statement. I was pregnant forever, I often groan. There are so many complicated factors when it comes

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I’ve waited for you like the crabapple tree

Posted on April 20, 2018 by Megan Leave a comment

Calyx- When we moved into our house it was flagged with a massive presence looming in the front yard and spreading through the cracks in our blinds. A crabapple tree, barren but promising, greeted us each time we pulled into the driveway. We missed its bloom but I’d seen it in pictures and it drew me to the house in

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