Veritable Culture

11/01/2020

✈️ Another trip to Cuba in the books for these two! 🇨🇺 Thankful that they are both great travelers and that, so far 🤞🏻, Iker loves traveling as much as I do! ❤️

27/12/2019

Pretty much! 😂🤷🏻‍♀️🍪

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23/12/2019

“I know these days can be hard for so many of us – you may be tired, heartbroken, estranged from loved ones, yearning for more, settling for less, broke, afraid, betrayed, rejected, struggling, addicted, disillusioned, lonely, isolated, thwarted, doubting, numb, any or all sorts of things that aren’t showing up on the easily resolved Hallmark Christmas movies or the shiny-happy-Jesus-people. Or maybe they are just better at hiding it, who knows.

There is something about Christmas that makes the unbearable even more painful, isn’t there?”

A prayer for the broken-hearted at Christmas time.

09/12/2019

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To those of you who have suffered a miscarriage.

To those of you who couldn’t imagine recovering from that loss.

To those of you who struggled to conceive after that.

To those of you who were changed forever by the grief and pain, never feeling like there was a light at the end of the tunnel.

To those of you who never felt whole again.

To those of you who cried and prayed for your body to be able to carry a pregnancy to term.

To those of you who couldn’t stomach family and friends constantly asking when you were going to have a baby already.

To those of you who internalized all of it because you just couldn’t bring yourself to talk about it.

To those of you who couldn’t handle watching everyone around you having babies.

To those of you who felt alone.

To those of you who desperately wanted to give your older children a sibling and felt like a failure.

To those of you who prayed, on your hands and knees, begging the universe for a baby.

To those of you who got pregnant, and instead of truly enjoying it, were plagued with anxiety at every doctor’s appointment.

To those of you who held your breath during each ultrasound until you saw the heartbeat.

To those of you who eventually had another baby and felt like you could smile again, feeling like your body finally got it together.

To those of you who went through the dark storm and got your rainbow when it was over, or are still waiting for that rainbow to magically appear.

To those of you living any version of these events, past or present, my heart is with you and you are not alone. You are strong and resilient and capable of more than you know.

Written by Whine and Cheez - its by Rachel Sobel

26/11/2019

Today, my best boy, you are FIVE! You are inquisitive, mischevious, and sweet as pie. You are dimples and twinkly eyes. You have a heart of gold and you have made our lives oh so much brighter for 5 whole years. 💙 There are no words that can describe just how much you are loved! Happy birthday sweet boy! 🥳

01/11/2019

Happy Halloween from our little ladybug and fireman! 🎃

26/09/2019

Happy National Daughters Day to my sweet Lucia! 💗 I never thought I would get to be a girl mom and there are days where I’m terrified that I won’t be a good one. But I’m sure going to try my best for this sweet sunshine girl! ☀️ Lucia is a blessing to us in every way and we love her so much!

14/08/2019

In just a few days we will be back in one of my very favorite places and I can’t wait!
This trip will be the first time Lucia meets her grandparents and only the 2nd time for Iker. Swipe to see pictures from Iker’s 1st trip! 💙
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@ Havana, Cuba

10/08/2019

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It was about two days after the ultrasound when my body spontaneously began to miscarry.