Nathanael asked me to perform a small surgical procedure on one of his stuffed animals, Shiny, whose fur had torn.

I have never publicly talked about our miscarriages because I did not allow myself to think or feel much about them. Even when we lost the twin to our oldest, I focused on pushing all the feelings down really deep so I could keep going, keep working, keep pushing through and move on. I framed these as factual events in my mind, nothing more. And then….

Knowing gratitude is the antidote to fear, I have been intentional about focusing on gratitude and finding joy during the pandemic.  I’ll save some of the details for a future post, but wanted to tell you what is high on my gratitude/joy list right now and I want to hear what’s on yours! 

Here they are in no particular order: