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Click The Title Of The Post To Comment And Don’t Forget To”Subscribe to Endurance Riding!” The morning after we found out we were pregnant with you, we were sitting at the kitchen table when a lightning storm lit up the sky. I had my hands wrapped around a mug of warm herbal tea, with Asher […]
Click The Title Of The Post To Comment And Don’t Forget To”Subscribe to Endurance Riding!” There is a certain type of exhaustion that comes with being a new mom. It’s the type of exhaustion that sometimes causes crying fits (from both mom and baby), that I-don’t-care-if-I-brushed-my-teeth, I’m-going-to-the-grocery-store-in-my-pajamas kind of exhaustion. It’s that type of exhaustion […]
Click The Title Of The Post To Comment And Don’t Forget To”Subscribe to Endurance Riding!” I recently went to a film screening of the documentary Why Not Home? I knew the gist of the movie. I knew the movie would make a case for home birth. What I didn’t know was that the movie chronicled […]
Click The Title Of The Post To Comment And Don’t Forget To”Subscribe to Endurance Riding!” Giving birth is such an intense, intimate experience. It is one of those single moments in a woman’s life that she will never forget. Most women want to preserve those birth memories in some form — whether through photographs, […]
Click The Title Of The Post To Comment And Don’t Forget To”Subscribe to Endurance Riding!” Every woman, from the time she finds out she’s pregnant, dreams, plans, and anticipates for that one big moment. The birth of her child. I was very confident that I would know exactly when it was time. I had […]
Click The Title Of The Post To Comment And Don’t Forget To”Subscribe to Endurance Riding!” When I was pregnant this last time, with my third child, at 35 years old, I had some very different reactions when my husband and I first announced our pregnancy. Of course, there were the typical “Congratulations!” “So happy for […]
Click The Title Of The Post To Comment And Don't Forget To"Subscribe to Endurance Riding!" I usually give myself a few days after any event — happy or sad — to formulate my words and process. Usually, when I sit down to write immediately, the words that come out are much more suited for my […]
Click The Title Of The Post To Comment And Don't Forget To"Subscribe to Endurance Riding!" I have a story to tell. But, even as I write, I am terrified to tell it. I have shared bits and pieces of my past on this blog, but mostly from the perspective that I have “overcome” a painful […]
Click The Title Of The Post To Comment And Don't Forget To"Subscribe to Endurance Riding!" Last night, I received a text message from one of the juniors who crewed for me at Tevis. It read: “I know it’s not Thanksgiving yet, but I am very thankful to have you in my life. I know it […]
