The Butterfly Blog
by Whitney Jones
We found out we were pregnant in July. With this being my third pregnancy, I was instantly showing. Every appointment, blood draw, and symptom were right on track with a healthy pregnancy. I was on blood thinner shots, physically uncomfortable already, and had dealt...
by Lesley Mannen
I have always been a Christian. I grew up in the church, I was baptized, I went to church camp in the summer, recited memory verses, memorized the books of the bible etc. etc.But My RELATIONSHIP with Christ really began when the year 2019 started. Nothing has grown and...
By Stephanie Hanrahan
To get my two children I had to give up two. Or rather, my body did. At six and seven weeks my miscarriages were early, barely existent, yet so significant. I remember my first missed period. Oh, the joy! I had waited so long for life to hand me this favor. I...
Dear Friend -
Mother’s Day is hard. I sat in church yesterday feeling thankful for all of the moms in my life but burdened for the hurting when they asked all of the moms to stand and be honored. It still stings and brings back a flood of emotions when I recall how it felt...
by Sara Blakeney
I woke up before my alarm clock. Today was the big day! My husband and I would find out what we had been waiting for weeks to know: whether or not we would become parents. As I got dressed, I reflected on my journey. The first in vitro fertilization the year before had been...
by Cassie Juarez
It had been a season of longsuffering. The kind of season that felt relentless, and to be honest I was growing weary. After days of praying and trying to understand. After months of the Lord calling me to trust him in so many new ways. After seasons of giving up, then digging...
