I can’t. I am.
I want to go away. Â There is no place other than here, no time other than now.
I am too tired. Â I continue anyway.
Surrender. Groaning, working, rejoicing. The hardest thing and the most wonderful thing.
This is birth:: doing whatever is necessary to bring a new life into this world.
Ecstasy: the moment. I did it.
It’s a boy! A brother, a son.
Beautiful. Healing. Redemptive.
:: Elden James :: August 6, 8:07 a.m. ::
Beautiful pictures, beautiful moment… Congrats to the mama, daddy and big brother, and also to you, Heidi, for such a gorgeous capturing of the moments.
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