Author: Aili

September 3, 2016

Ancient History

Yesterday, I called Rick Hyde. I hadn’t talked with him in a while, although I…

September 3, 2016

Today, Petra and I went to the most amazing event. On Rt. 33, east of…

September 2, 2016

Yesterday, I met another woman who was a surrogate. She has a son who happens…

August 30, 2016

Petra: Why don’t chickens go to Heaven when they die? Me: How do you know…

August 29, 2016

All images are by Lindsey Walters, Miscellaneous Media Photography. I was lucky enough to direct Much Ado…

August 27, 2016

I had a super great phone conversation with Natalie yesterday. It was the first time…

August 24, 2016

I had one more meeting with Pastor Jennifer about all this stuff before I finally…

August 21, 2016

I went to talk with my midwife (Misty) about this surrogacy thing. Originally, I had…

August 13, 2016

I think, I’m going to do it. No. I AM. And I feel peaceful and…

August 10, 2016

For years, I’ve felt kind of weird about my name. I don’t feel a strong…