Part of a series of young mom and unplanned pregnancy stories, Your Lines, I give you Bryn of With Her Own Wings: When my daughter was about 9 months old my husband and I were living with her and our 100 pound Bernese Mountain Dog in a Fifth Wheel RV. We had just sold all…
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A Young Mom Q&A and A Book Giveaway!
Sometimes, I look back on how far I’ve come from this blog’s beginning and I am so, so incredibly grateful. I love where I am in this journey to becoming a writer and I pray every day that this dream doesn’t disappear on me, because I truly love what I do. And of course, as…
The Other Side of Unplanned Pregnancy
Some of you may remember my original post with Kayla, who found out that she was pregnant while traveling-all alone in Germany. (Psst…Kayla’s story is also featured in my book!) Kayla was kind enough to give us a little update on her life and she let me share how things are going on the “other…
Two of the Best Surprises
Guest post from my inbox: Less than a year after graduating from High School and only 7 months after moving out on my own and successfully finding a job that would pay the bills and give me extra cash in my pocket, I found myself pregnant. Totally unexpected, unplanned, and wayyy too premature for all…
An Unplanned Pregnancy Is Not An Unwanted Child
So yesterday was not my best work. Yesterday’s highlight’s included cutting my children’s curling toenails (so gross and also, how do they grow so fast?) and if you follow me on Facebook, you may have seen that I somehow managed to kill my kids’ day-old goldfish literally right in front of them. My girls looked…
The Truth About Unplanned Pregnancy & Young Motherhood
There are times when I worry if I’m being totally unrealistic about this whole unplanned pregnancy and young motherhood thing. Do I really know what I’m talking about? I will think. Am I giving young women a false impression of what motherhood will look for them? It should be noted, that in particular, I often…
Will My Daughter Be Damaged From My Honesty?
I’ve often received emails from concerned readers and friends, gently cautioning me to think before I write, worried that my openness and honesty about my feelings towards my first pregnancy might damage my relationship with my daughter someday. And of course, from the beginning, that thought and fear has been forefront in my mind. I’ve…
My Book on Unplanned Pregnancy
Have you ever felt like your entire life has been spent waiting? Waiting to get through school, waiting to start school, waiting for a dream, an opportunity? Waiting, waiting, waiting… In many ways, I have felt like I have been waiting for something all of my life. Waiting to feel like a “grown up,” waiting…
On Being Exactly Where You Need To Be
This week is the big March for Life down in Washington, D.C.-you may have heard of it. Almost every year, I have attended some of the events in D.C. surrounding the March, including a huge conference put on every year by Students for Life of America. I’ve attended primarily as a representative for the organization…
Not Every Unplanned Pregnancy Is Love At First Sight
Editor’s Note: I absolutely loved this story, shared to me by a reader named Katelynn, about her daughter, Cadance Olivia, now 7 months old. Her honesty is so refreshing and her story truly is inspiring to read. Not every unplanned pregnancy leads to instant bliss at birth and I think that’s such an important message to share…