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Poem: Where I End and You Begin

March 27, 2002December 4, 2016 / Cressey / Leave a comment

Where I end And you begin Expands each day The cord linking us Once ruptured Left behind An ancient language To guide us A rich vocabulary More concentrated Than my purest love Nourishes you From the marrow of me Our mute conversation Transcends measurement As nature’s compass Harnessed by instinct Yields nectar Sustaining Until you … Continue reading Poem: Where I End and You Begin

Deliverance

March 3, 2002December 4, 2016 / Cressey / Leave a comment

We went to see the perinatologist in the middle of week thirty-six. Sure enough, our baby girl had wiggled, and she was head-down for our final ultrasound. The peri’s parting words were: “Get up. You can’t swim enough! We need you to get strong so you can look after your baby.” On Saturday, March 2nd (thirty-seven … Continue reading Deliverance

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Hope you will join me as I share my unexpected, mystical, utterly imperfect travels in parenting from a late-term miscarriage through to raising a young adult. To start, you may want to check out my first blog entry. To get deeper into the early years, see selected memoir chapters. Lighter bits include: crafts, games, poetry, and more on my story. My mission is offer our experience as a friend, resource, and fellow traveller on this intrepid and sometimes lonely—but always enriching—journey.

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