Woe to the innocent grocery shopper who happens to stand in line with me and my circus, who attempts polite chit-chat by asking, “Three boys?” The fellow shopper shall stand corrected by the seven-year-old, “Actually, there are FIVE boys—two died,” and shall offer an awkward “Oh” in response. I am…
Capture Your Grief Day 12: Article
I have been pro-life all my life, but I guess I only started plugging into the pro-life community sometime in 2007. About seven months after we lost John Blaise, in June of 2011, an email from Priests for Life included this short article on miscarriage from Fr. Frank Pavone. As…
Capture Your Grief Day 10: Beliefs
I was a big fan of Joan of Arcadia back in the day. (I’m still disappointed it was pulled after just two seasons.) I loved how Joan—and the audience—never knew whose voice God would use to speak to her. Tonight, as my nine-year-old son read to the four-year-old (and the seven-year-old eavesdropped),…
Capture Your Grief Day 9: Music
The soundtrack of my daily life has had a contemporary Christian spin lately. Mostly, though there aren’t any specific songs that bring John Blaise & Alexander to my mind. Rather, the music that has been making me think of my tiny boys is more… organic. In memory of Alexander, friends…
Capture Your Grief Day 8: Color
Carolina blue skies, even the smallest patches, make me think of you, my tiny boys. * * * * *To take part in #captureyourgrief for 2013 visit this link to get all of the information http://carlymarieprojectheal.com/2013/09/capture-your-grief-october-2013.html. To see the facebook event please click here https://www.facebook.com/events/735339813149251/