I found this little entry in a folder marked "My First Son" this week. Perhaps that was the actual name I gave it or perhaps Word did it since those are the first words! I do not remember! From time to time someone asks me about having given birth to all my boys here in Brazil, so here's a little of my story... William in my arms, 1996, Fortaleza My first son, William, was born in Fortaleza, Brazil. It's a city of several million located in Northeast Brazil. In the States while on deputation, I had two miscarriages. One was never really defined beyond the point of God's will. It occurred around 9 weeks. The second was a molar pregnancy. There was a fetus, but it developed a form of molar cancer. That pregnancy also ended around 9 - 10 weeks. The year following the second miscarriage, I was tested each month for any signs of cancer. None were ever found. Each time I went in for a regular check-up onl...
Just a mama trying to bloom where she is planted in the dry Northeast of Brazil.