My Son Who is in Heaven
At 19 weeks I gave birth to a little boy. We named him Jacob. We said hello and goodbye in the same hour. He is not a miscarriage or an almost-child, he is my son. This letter was written three years after his birth. This is a glimpse into my mother’s heart, a letter written to Jacob my son... >Read More
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My Son Who is in Heaven
At 19 weeks I gave birth to a little boy. We named him Jacob. We said hello and goodbye in the same hour. He is not a miscarriage or an almost-child, he is my son. This letter was written three years after his birth. This is a glimpse into my mother’s heart, a letter written to Jacob my son... >Read More
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baby loss,
beth scholes,
challenges & conflicts,
death,
faith,
Family,
family issues,
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grief,
heaven,
hope,
infant loss,
loss of child,
miscarriage,
sadness,
spiritual growth,
spirituality,
still birth
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Safe Sex: Do You Feel Safe in Your Marriage?
Today I am going to take a different approach to the term safe sex. I want to look at the safety of sex in a monogamous marriage. Due to responses I have received from my blog on unmet expectations, I wanted to address safety in the marriage bed.
Here is a quote from one of the responses, “I cried myself... >Read More
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Unmet Expectations: Sex three times a week?
If you are married, you have experienced unmet expectations in your marriage. We all have, myself included. Expectations begin long before your wedding day.
When my husband and I were engaged I met up with a friend my parents’ age who had been married for 25 years. She was very enthusiastic. She told me they had a great marriage and... >Read More
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beth scholes,
challenges & conflict expectations,
communication,
dealing with differences,
forgiveness,
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marriage,
marriage and sex,
resolving conflict,
sex,
sex resources,
sexual differences
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Lessons Learned Through Pursuing Adoption
“My sister cannot keep this baby can you take her?” This question turned my world upside down one day. This phone call came out of the blue. The baby’s name was Cassie, she was fifteen months old and needed a home. That was enough for my mother’s heart to say, “yes, I want her.” I knew nothing about her, her... >Read More
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Be the Best I can be, Today
I am 41 and spent Mother’s day morning getting up at 5:30... >more
Hold on To Your Heart
Recently my daughter turned sixteen. Sweet sixteen, wow I cannot believe... >more
What Do You Fear?
Do you crave destiny? (Part 2)