If you read my blog or you know me at all, you will know that my son was born under extreme circumstances that resulted in an emergency C-Section. Like many women, I had this dream of a perfect birth. A natural birth where my child slips straight through the birth canal and with the…
Are the sacrifices really worth it? | Migration Tales
Almost exactly a year ago we decided we were going to be leaving South Africa. We put all our energy into making sure that would happen and we gave ourselves a target date of December 2017 latest. Now I can’t help wondering if the sacrifices are worth it! Everything seemed on track, in fact, everything…
Like waves on the shore…the tides of grief
When grief has touched your heart, you change! You let go of a lot but you also take on so much more. You worry more, you panic more frequently, everything is more terrifying than it used to be. And then one day you have a child and suddenly you transfer all your emotions and all…