By Heather Bowie. My oldest, this boy who made me a mother, was created very much in my image. The long, lean build, the oval face, and narrow hazel eyes. He’s my reader, the
By Jessica Paulraj In September 2014, we will celebrate our oldest son’s 3rd birthday. His name is Adam and from what medicine and logic predicted, he was not supposed to live past 2 months. Three
By Courtney Westlake. The air was so cold that I sharply drew in a breath when I opened the car door. There wasn’t a single person outside of the large building, but it was well
By Amanda Strain. We had been traveling for about 18 hours. A red eye from Edmonton to Toronto, then to Montreal and finally to Porte Au Prince, Haiti. We were driven up the mountain to
When I got married seven and a half years ago, the last thing that I ever expected was that I would end up as a divorced, single, working mom. I married a guy who I
The dance. The most archaic and beautiful dance laden with heartache began with my denial. Denial fuelled by millions of Google searches. The dizzying thoughts spun through my head, faster and faster – this is
I became a mother in a quick and rather unconventional way. I was married just less than a year and settling into my first real job as a pediatric speech therapist after getting a master’s
My story of motherhood begins with two people praying and preparing to grow their family. We had decided not to avoid any pregnancies. We were elated when we saw a positive test. I was going
My motherhood story begins on a hot and humid August morning in the beautiful, touristy town of Ossoyos, BC. We weren’t there as tourists, but as mourners. My grandfather’s life had come to an abrupt
This is motherhood, too… That’s what this is supposed to be about, right? What motherhood is to me? I can tell you that motherhood is not at all what I thought it would be. As
Kay showed up with the clothes on her back and a diaper bag with a few accessories. A friend of the family’s daughter had given birth four months ago to this baby girl. She had spent
