When I think of my tiny boys, the first memories that come to mind are troubling. I hate that the strongest memories I have of John Blaise and Alexander are both of that moment when I realized I was going to lose the baby, when my water broke prematurely. I…
Capture Your Grief Day 4: Legacy
A great misconception our culture perpetuates is that the longer the life, the greater the legacy, the more valuable the life. This is closely tied to the ugly belief some hold that a child in the womb has no “value” unless the mother wants him or her. But as many…
Capture Your Grief Day 3: Myths
October 3, 2013 “How are you doing?” That is perhaps the most difficult question to answer after losing a baby. At least that’s been the case for me. How exactly am I supposed to answer that question? On what scale am supposed to evaluate my well-being? And, really, does…
Capture Your Grief Day 2: Identity
October 2, 2013 I am the mother of five boys. My husband and I have joked that the reason God hasn’t given us a girl yet is that we can’t agree on a girl name. In five pregnancies, we haven’t decided on a girl name once, but the boys’ names…
"Not quite dead yet!"
I haven’t forgotten all you wonderful folks in blogland. Nor have I forgotten your questions and comments on my previous post. Life’s just been a bit crazy. But I’m not quite dead yet!
Since my last post I’ve…
- finished Halloween costumes
- celebrated 3 nights of Halloween with the boys
- made a delicious pesto cheese ball… that looked like a gigantic eyeball.
- cooked fresh butternut & acorn squash for the first time (and realized how badly I need a quality kitchen knife)
- laid out the majority of the upcoming issue of SMR
- spent 1 hr & 50 minutes waiting to vote
- voted
- watched more than enough election coverage
- listened in on a motivating and inspiring post-election pro-life teleconference
- done massive amounts of laundry
- written a few poems
- packed
- driven 400 miles north to VA with the boys
- played at a playground with other kids
- made yummy soup with my sister & cousin, shared it with more family
- finally played Apples to Apples
- spent even more wonderful quality (though sorta rushed) time with family
- driven 400 miles back home (so much longer…)
- actually slept
- gotten in touch with the Respect Life coordinator at a local parish… time to do more than write.
- moved to a new office
- done a mystery shop
- gone to the dentist
… and tonight, I have a date with my G.P. regarding something too disgusting to blog about.
I haven’t forgotten…