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8 Years Later (and It Still Hurts)
I might have had an eight-year-old son today. His name was Theodore and I delivered his stillborn body the morning of August 24th, 2017.
It has been eight years and sometimes it still hurts like hell. I didn’t expect that.
Resistance and Persistence
I don’t know about you, but any time I try to make a change in my life, I meet near instantaneous resistance. It happens when I make a snap-decision, and this makes sense because I didn’t make any contingency plans or true commitment.
But it also happens when I’m measured and thoughtful. It happened when I started this website and blog.
A Birthday Reflection and Welcome
For the last several years, I’ve been posting a short reflection on my birthday.
At 33, I set out to have more lightness and ease to my life. I hoped for a year of less regret, resentment, and doubt. I wanted to learn to be gentle with myself and others.
At 34, I admitted I wasn’t free from the grip of comparison, but I celebrated our move to a new city and church, as well as some strides I’d made in my physical and emotional health.