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June 2017

June 01, 2017

Morning Sickness vs Hyperemesis Gravidarum: Do you know the difference?

For women with HG, working can become impossible. The nausea and vomiting greatly interfere with...

May 2016

May 15, 2016

HG Made Me a Better Mom

I know I talk a lot about HG. Particularly here, here, and here. But, you have...

May 13, 2016

The Gift of Therapy

I'm back in therapy after too long a lapse. New therapist, this time, an older...

April 2016

April 16, 2016

How to Save a Life

When my third baby was 8 months old, I got pregnant. I love my children,...

September 2015

September 05, 2015

Lou Rhodes and Chicken Soup

It is raining outside, something the Northwest desperately needs right now. These are my favorite...

August 2015

August 31, 2015

Suffering and the Mind/Body Connection in Mental Illness

Over the last month or so, I've felt debilitatingly sad and overwhelmed. A feeling that...

August 12, 2015

Wanted: A Baby to Love

I recently reconnected with a childhood friend and learned that she, too, had Hyperemesis Gravidarum....

August 05, 2015

My Specimen

I have two sons. Because I was so sick with Hyperemesis Gravidarum, I had a...

July 2015

July 29, 2015

Why I Am Pro-Life

My second Hyperemetic pregnancy was Miss Mira. I started throwing up at 8 weeks and...

April 2015

April 08, 2015

Gospel Suffering

"Whenever you love, you reenact Jesus' death. Consequently, gospel stories always have suffering in them....

January 2015

January 30, 2015

Enough

My eyes are swollen. My face hurts. Crying will do that. Do you ever have...

January 26, 2015

Answered Prayers 2015

"Feelings are indicators, not dictators. They can indicate where your heart is in the moment,...

January 13, 2015

Waiting Upon the Lord

Today we launched a new Facebook group for women who have or had Hyperemesis Gravidarum....

January 12, 2015

Glimpsing Glory

We had the opportunity to go back and worship with the saints at Trinity Reformed...

January 08, 2015

The Point

I think most of us get caught up in the destination question. Where are we...

December 2014

December 20, 2014

A Personal Word on Audio Sermons

My husband and I were talking about this a couple of days ago, and I...

November 2014

November 21, 2014

Mercies

I was looking for a particular photo today and ran across this one. I was...

November 13, 2014

Chronic Illness and Sin

If someone tells you that the reason you are hurting, the reason you are sick,...

October 2014

October 21, 2014

Motherhood Can Be All Consuming

Please join me today over at Pearl's OysterBed, where I am talking about intimacy in early...

September 2014

September 25, 2014

Preaching to Myself

On this side of Glory, our bodies don't always function the way they should. Health...

June 2014

June 23, 2014

Fighting My Goliath (aka Answered Prayer No. 7)

Recently on my Facebook page, I came out of the closet: I've been a slave...

May 2014

May 15, 2014

Hello, My Name is Abra and I had Hyperemesis Gravidarum

Today is National Hyperemesis Gravidarum Awareness Day. I had HG throughout the entirety of all...

April 2014

April 10, 2014

Two Years Later

My youngest turned 2 today. He is so old and so young all at once....

February 2014

February 25, 2014

Fight for Us

Fight for Us ↑ This post is incredibly encouraging. The last month has been a tough...

February 21, 2014

Don’t Waste Your ____________

"Cancer does not win if we die. It wins if we fail to cherish Christ."-John...

February 19, 2014

Anxiety: Sin, Disorder, or Both?

This is something I have a lot of experience with. I've fought with "normal" levels...

February 11, 2014

Your Body

Your body is not yours. You are its steward. Because you were bought with a price, all...

February 04, 2014

Answered Prayer No. 4

Today, I expected to see the lump that my doctor found a couple of weeks...

November 2013

November 28, 2013

Surprising Myself

Today I realized that I am thankful for having had Hyperemesis Gravidarum throughout my pregnancies....

April 2013

April 09, 2013

10 Things I Learned from 139 Weeks of Hyperemesis Gravidarum

Tomorrow it will be my baby’s first birthday. Tomorrow will mark one year since having...