Ever After

Wireless Internet is awesome.  Here I am, sitting in the hospital bed, hooked up to all sorts of tubes and monitors.  Since I’m not going anywhere any time soon, I thought that I’d pass the time by chronicling events as they occur. 7:35 a.m.–Arrive at hospital, put on unattractive gown and fill out lots of [...]

I sit here, writing in the dark so as to not wake the girls.  I’m showered and dressed, having chosen to wear a shirt that my sister gave to me as good “luck,” because she’s one of the toughest people that I know.  My bag is packed, the carseat is in the truck, and in [...]

“You’re the ONE that I love!  Ha, ha . . . get it?!?”  That’s how BT answered the phone when I called to tell him the results of today’s doctor’s appointment.  I didn’t even have to tell him that I was STILL dilated to a ONE. I’m not lovin’ being a “ONE,” but one week [...]

No, “Tight One” is not a nickname for BT, Mr. Frugality. It’s how Dr. MacDonald described my “dilation” progress.  If I were in a “glass-full” kinda mood, I’d say–Yippee!  One down, nine to go.  But I’m not in that kinda mood.  Not even close. Two weeks and a few days until my due date, and [...]

Happy Birthday, Mom! If I could give you any gift, it would be to turn back time and be a better daughter–to give you more occasions to smile, to be more helpful and more grateful.  Unfortunately, time travel is not my forte, so I hope that my determination to be as faithful a mother to [...]

“WHEN I AM BAPTIZED” [audio:http://tolberts.org/lori/Audio/rainbows.mp3] I like to look for rainbows whenever there is rain And ponder on the beauty of an earth made clean again. I know when I am baptized my wrongs are washed away, And I can be forgiven and improve myself each day. I want my life to be as clean [...]