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A Week of Thanks - Thursday

And before I get to it, I should add how very thankful I am to every one of you readers. Those who contribute, who pass on the link, who read and are changed, those who e-mail me your gratitude. You all have changed my life, contributed to my own growth in accepting myself [...]

Week of Thanks - Tuesday

I am thankful for my flabby belly that gave me 5 beautiful children. Who in turn have given me a lifetime of love and happiness as well as my beautiful granddaughters!
-Christine
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My 3rd child will be 3 months old tomorrow. In the shower this morning I was looking down at my deformed stomach thinking “wow I [...]

A Week of Thanks - Monday

(I really intended to do this earlier - I mean there are parts of the United States where it is not even Monday anymore - but last week got so very busy and I am only now beginning to catch up!)
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Strangely, I am now thankful for the “baby pouch” that hangs in the vicinity of [...]

Giving Thanks

Here in the US we are gearing up for our biggest harvest feast. While traditional images of pilgrims and cornucopias permeate decorations everywhere I go, I would like to take this a bit deeper this year and encourage myself - and you - to look at the so-called flaws in my body and consider [...]

Happy Birthday, SOAM!!

Three years ago today, I created the first post for this website. I agonized over whether this idea would succeed or if it would fall flat on its face. I begged my friends to submit photos and to pass the word on. And then within a month, I was receiving thousands of [...]

Marks of Life (Shi)

~Your Age: 25
~Number of pregnancies and births: 2 at time of writing this, currently now have three!
~The age of your children, or how far postpartum you are: at the time my boys were 2.5 and 1 month old. They are now almost 5, 2.5, and 7months
I wrote this back when you had a post about [...]

A Letter to my Body (Collaborative)

Give Thanks

I wish I had known..

I wish I had known… (Morning Sickness)


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