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What You Don’t Expect When You’re Expecting….

August 17, 2016 by Stephanie 1 Comment

I am not pregnant!  Let’s get that out of the way first. Having a child at 51 years old is not on my bucket list. The title of my post comes from my mantra, “That (insert any unexpected child rearing moment of perplexity) wasn’t in the book!”  The book of course is the popular, What […]

Filed Under: Mental Health, Sacred Connections Tagged With: adoption, baby, expectation, God, loss, parenting, pregnancy, surprise, uncertainty

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When my first child was born 20 plus years ago, I envisioned taking just a few years off from my role as Pastor of Youth and Family. While that didn’t exactly unfold as expected, God used my gifts and skills in other ways. Read More…

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