I remember going to a worship service a few weeks after Phebe’s death and being upset when they sang the words, “O death, where is your sting…” On the inside I yelled, “Death stings! It hurts!” and simultaneously, I determined that those words were a lie. I began to cry, and I told the Lord,

**Written during my pregnancy with Sophia** My OBGYN’s office is a teaching practice, which means there are always quite a few medical students around. The students usually take my vitals and ask initial questions before my doctor enters the room. With that said, every month I am asked the same questions about my pregnancy history.