Tag: a letter to my daughter

  • Jenna

    One Year With Coura

    For my sweet Coura Joanies: As I attempt to color your beautiful world with words, I have to start with the truth. Your first year of life was the most challenging of mine. A transition into a whole new existence that neither of us saw coming. And yet, you never left my side through it […]

  • Jenna

    Dear Coura

    Dear Coura Bear, I think my first words to you weren’t exactly words, but sighs of joy, admiration and relief. I eventually looked up to your dad, breathless and euphoric, saying, “Oh my God, I can’t believe she’s here. She’s so perfect.” Your birth day was a mix of blurry moments and vivid ones that […]

  • Jenna

    ONE

    Maisley, I remember the day you were born so vividly. I think about it all the time. I hope you don’t take the look of shock on my face when we first met as a bad thing. I was just so surprised that my body actually gave birth to you and that you were a […]