Posted on Feb 10 , 2005 in Motherhood and Marriage
As my husband and I drove through the Columbia River Gorge I gazed at the red clay cliffs, the evergreen forests and the wide Willamette River. Despite Oregon’s startling beauty, my heart sank. We were headed to a city where we didn’t know anyone and our housing was still under construction. We were to spend [...]
Posted on Aug 05 , 2004 in Motherhood and Marriage
In the recent Boundless article “Motherhood on Trial,” Megan Basham shared the stories of women who are voluntarily childless (as well those who had children but regret it). Some of these women equated child-rearing with personal and professional obliteration: They feared it would strain their marriages, destroy their careers, and compromise their autonomy. Others claimed [...]
