Meet Giggles
I am an educator and PhD. I quilt, belly dance, run, read, and try to grow things. I am a Mormon. I am infertile. I am a daughter, sister, aunt, grand-daughter, friend, wife, and mom.
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Posts I’m Proud Of
What I’m Reading
- Living With Enthusiasm
by L. Tom Perry
131 pages
Started: 3 February 2014 - The Castle of Llyr
by Lloyd Alexander
206 pages
Started: 2 February 2014
- Living With Enthusiasm
Shared Thoughts
Brett L. Dennis - Popcorn on the Christmas Tree
Mama g - Popcorn on the Christmas Tree- Mama g - A Hebrew Alphabet Quiet Book
Giggles - A Hebrew Alphabet Quiet Book- Brett L. Dennis - A Hebrew Alphabet Quiet Book
AmandaStretch - Talent Show!- Mama g - Where Everybody Knows Your Name
Author Archives: Giggles
Just don’t. It’s awkward.
Categories: Family, Infertility
Asking about a couple’s sex life is always awkward, even if you ask indirectly. Unless you are privy to the details of a couple’s reproductive plans, pretty much any comment related to reproduction is going to be inappropriate, and make the situation awkward. Keep reading
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Join the Movement: Speak the Silence
Categories: Health, Infertility
I did not want to be told to just relax, to just adopt, to just try this other treatment, to feel lucky I didn’t have kids, to only talk about infertility. Say you don’t know what to say but you are praying. Keep reading
Holding on together
Categories: Family, Infertility, Relationships
We walked and talked, moving forward, together. … The stress of infertility has definitely weighed heavy on our shoulders, but we’ve hefted the yoke together. Keep reading
When your soul is in my soul’s stead
Categories: Infertility
In the last two years two more shows I watch have brought issues of infertility into the mix. This time my soul was there in the dark and cloudy day. … Any child that comes into our family will be because of a lot of deliberate planning. Keep reading
I’m glad I know belly dancing
It’s amazing how much of what they ask me to do in physical therapy is just like what I do when I’m belly dancing. … Belly dancing has proved very useful in my life. Keep reading
I will not fear my dreams
I have never let fear keep me from my dreams, no matter the source of that fear. I’m not going to start now. I refuse to let terrorists limit the fulness of my life. They don’t get to win. Keep reading
Running the Boston Marathon
Categories: Exercise, Happy Things
Running Boston is something that is on my list of things to do in life, but obviously I’m not crossing it off today. Today I’ll barely make it walking around the block at a nice leisurely pace. Keep reading
