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The Late Ficus Benjamina
Read more: The Late Ficus BenjaminaIn 2019 I became an aspiring plant person. Mostly houseplants. I came in with little experience, so this was going to be interesting. We won’t talk about those that suffered during the first year, you know…out of respect. We’ll just talk about one of them.
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Hollis’s Open-Heart Surgery (Part 2)
Read more: Hollis’s Open-Heart Surgery (Part 2)Our hearts were beating about as fast as Hollis’s as we met the surgical team. They kept beating fast as Leo prayed over them. They kept beating fast when the nurses came in to take her. They kept beating fast when we kissed our baby and gave her to the nurse. Our eyes brimmed with…
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Hollis’s Open-Heart Surgery (Part 1)
Read more: Hollis’s Open-Heart Surgery (Part 1)*Trigger warning: baby health and weight issues (happy ending). I added this heads up because my own story still triggers me a bit.* By 7 weeks old, Hollis was labeled ‘failure to thrive’ and by 5 months old, she underwent open-heart surgery. This is the story of how we got here.
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Introduction
Read more: IntroductionFor as long as I can remember, I’ve written. There are storage bins of journals describing grade-school happenings and life’s deep growing pains. God’s Word is a lamp to my feet, so understanding comes when I pause to hover that lamp over the path of my life and write down what I find. I feel…
Maggie Richard 