Welcome to October. It has tiptoed in quietly again, a gentle tap on my shoulder, as if trying not to startle me. But I jump anyhow. And find myself twenty minutes late to catch the sunrise.
Capture Your Grief 2014 – Day 1: Sunrise
Rolling with it & Les Mis
Marius is singing “Empty Chairs at Empty Tables.” Though the stage show is much better, the recent movie production of Les Miserables is good enough that I am happy to play the DVD over and over again. My biggest criticism (other than the fact that I really wish they would have…
Three years later
Three years ago, December 3rd was a Friday night. I was 20 weeks pregnant with our fourth child, and starting to feel it. Due to an anterior placenta, I had not felt my littlest one move much, but earlier that day, I had smiled at some big kicks. I have…
Capture Your Grief Day 22: Words
Two nights after John Blaise was stillborn, I woke in the middle of the night with a poem in my head. I’m talking 4 am. And full verses. I had been given this poem. A good friend from church and one of my writing groups read it for me at John’s…
Capture Your Grief Day 18: Release
All of life is a game of Catch and Release, isn’t it? Some things are harder to catch (on to) than others: the ideal spouse, a good job, a sense of self-esteem. For some of us, children. Or maybe faith, inner peace, or acceptance of circumstances. Mick Jagger might add…