A lover of God, a wife, sister, daughter, aunt, and friend. Pressing past discomfort and refusing to grow alone. This is my journey to mamahood through the ups and down of infertility and adoption.The Face Behind The Blog
Alaina
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Monthly Archives: October 2012
… i love my hair!
I am absolutely loving my hair! It’s short, it’s curly, it’s nothing that anyone would think I would do! And, it’s already grown on me. I’m having the BEST time figuring out what works for my curls and what doesn’t and … Continue reading
Posted in aha!, hair
Tagged afro, curls, Curls Unleashed, curly hair, hair, hair cut, happy, junkie, love, mousse, natural, product, product testing, puff, refiner, TWA
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… chopped it off
So today, I chopped off all of my hair. Well, at least all by about 3 inches of it. YES! As of October 29, 2011 I am 100% completely natural! I’ve had a relaxer for as long as I can remember … Continue reading
Posted in about me, coming out, fitness, hair
Tagged BC, chop, comfort zones, curls, curly fro, hair, hair cut, little fro, natural hair, naturalista, TWA, twist out, twists
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… happy birthday!!!
This little beauty turned 14 today and I am sooooo glad that on this day, the stars aligned and we were able to have breakfast together this morning! This little girl has grown up so much…. she has matured and … Continue reading
… the beauty within
I found this lovely reminder of where true beauty lies on Pinterest… my favorite place to spend a few distracted moments perusing, scrolling, reading, and discovering. lol. These verses are found in 1 Peter 3:3-4 right after Peter teaches how … Continue reading
Posted in aha!, education, faith, growth, hope, marriage, scripture, what I love
Tagged Abigal, beauty, Bible, change, character, children, comfort zones, Ephesians, faith, family, forgiveness, God, growth, hope, husbands, Jesus, love, marriage, obedience, Peter, Proverbs 31, relationships, Sarah, scripture, strength, strong, the journey, trust, waiting, wisdom, wives, women of the Bible
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… out of the darkness
One of the hardest yet most encouraging parts of this journey is watching so many others come into mother/parenthood. One of the toughest assumptions to battle that is connected with dealing with this is that we, infertiles, are angry at or … Continue reading
Posted in coming out, faith, fertility, growth, hope, infertility, marriage, music, recouping, scripture, what I love
Tagged Abram and Sarai, Anchor, Charlotte, children, comfort zones, courage, darkness, faith, Genesis, God, healing, hope, husbands, Invictus, Isreal Houghton, Jesus, light, love, music, plans, pregnancy, preparation, Private Practice, relaxing, sight, strength, the journey, trust, truth, waiting
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Prepare to Let Go- Coping in the Day to Day
Hello again to Alaina’s blog readers. As you may know from yesterday, my name Heather D. Nelson and I’m the author of the book God Had Other Plans – Keeping faith thru pregnancy loss and infertility. Today, October 3rd, is … Continue reading
Posted in Generals
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Topic: Faith & the Infertile’s Journey
Original Blog Post as a tour stop with Alaina Mayes and her original blog at Unashamed Growth. Below is the content of that blog stop. I encourage you to subscribe to her blog directly if you get the chance. ____________________________ … Continue reading
Posted in blog tour, coming out, education, faith, fertility, growth, hope, infertility, marriage, the plan, what I love
Tagged Blog tour, faith, fertility, God Had Other Plans, Heather Nelson, hope, infertility, scripture, second stop, strong, treatments, trusting God
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