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Appointment Booked for Removal or my Ovarian Cyst | View More: http://juliechristinephotos.pass.us/codi-edit

Removal of Ovarian Cyst | Appointment Booked

November 12, 2017

The day after I turn 29 is the day that I am booked in to surgery. My head goes back and forth from “it’s no big deal”, to “holy shit, this is happening, try not to think about, try not to think about it”. I would say that it really doesn’t cross my mind too […]

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Mom Lifestyle

Personal posts are my least favorite to write. My hands get sweaty when I start to type. I wonder how the person reading it is going to digest the words. Will it be absorbed the way that I intended? There is often a constant battle in my head of whether to even write at all. […]

June 12, 2017

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At the end of last year I shared the sad news that we had received about my sister’s cancer diagnosis. The kind messages, many prayers being sent and the support given at that time was so abundant. Since I shared the post “Please Pray“,

February 6, 2017

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Hope Sugar Cookie | Prayer Request

I have had a hard time gathering my thoughts around the news that I am about to share, but I know I must to ask you to please pray. Writing it out makes it seem all the more real, and frankly it is something that I very badly do not want to believe is true. […]

December 30, 2016

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Newborn Baby Photography | Baby Toes

Just over a week ago my sister and brother-in-law brought their new little baby boy, Arlo Wolfe, into the world. My sister, Jolene, went into labour a week before her due date 

December 6, 2016

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Baby Bump styling the bump maternity photography

I am sitting here thinking about how on earth the time went by so quickly and how on earth I am going to complete my to do list in this last week of pregnancy. When I think back, it does kind of feel like I have been pregnant for a really long time, especially when I […]

July 17, 2016

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Why to choose to have a VBAC

It is a weird feeling having to decide, C-section or VBAC. First time around, you don’t really know what to expect… the thoughts of “How do I know that I am in labour?” and “What does a contraction feel like?” are the main unknowns that floated around my head when thinking about labour. This time, it […]

July 1, 2016

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A Day in A Life Photography by McLachlan Studios

The alarm clock goes off at around 8 o’clock, and by alarm clock I mean one of the children abruptly comes into our room asking for us. Sundays are always nice, right now it is the only day of the week that we get to be together as a family, so when there aren’t really any […]

March 23, 2016

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20 week bump // 5 thoughts at 20 weeks on Creative Wife & Joyful Worker

1. Let’s be honest, boy or girl? The twenty week mark hit and it has me wondering more then ever what gender is coming to the family, is it one more for the boys team or the girls team?

March 14, 2016

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