Archive - I Grow Strong Again

Love doesn't have to make sense to be true.

A letter to my oldest daughter

Feb 26 •

Sarah talks about what helped her when she was scared

Surgery is scary for everyone, and Sarah opens up today and what has given her strength to be brave.

Feb 20 •

1:13

Ekphrastic #5: My brutal beauty

A reflection on a blown glass art piece

Feb 19 •

You support my mission and caregiving of my daughter Sarah

Just a short video of gratitude for your financial contributions to our family.

Feb 18 •

5:20

I saw Sarah's face in the casket that day.

A story of two children with Apert syndrome and the serendipitous meeting of their families

Feb 12 •

A Different Kind of Strength

Substack writer Alexander Lovell says resilience means "you'll never go back to who you were."

Feb 7 •

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Alexander Lovell, PhD

Ekphrastic #4: The light and shadows inside me

Go to the place where "everyone and everything is immortal," as artist Tim Tate says.

Feb 5 •

January 2025

"Love, not intelligence, makes us human."

Tell everyone, "You're somebody."

Jan 29 •

The malleability of my kids softens me as a mother.

A reflection on my older son turning six.

Jan 22 •

On names and identity: a birthday tribute

A short reflection on turning 44

Jan 15 •

Luminescence: the light without heat in everyday life

Vignettes from ordinary moments of human goodness

Jan 8 •

"Your dream may look different than you expected."

Substack writer Beth L. Gainer shares her fertility and motherhood journey

Jan 3 •

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