To be pregnant is to be vitally alive, thoroughly woman, and distressingly inhabited. Soul and spirit are stretched ‒ along with body ‒ making pregnancy a time of transition, growth, and profound beginnings.
- Anne Christian Buchanan
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To be pregnant is to be vitally alive, thoroughly woman, and distressingly inhabited. Soul and spirit are stretched ‒ along with body ‒ making pregnancy a time of transition, growth, and profound beginnings.
- Anne Christian Buchanan