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There are hills and valleys in the grief process.Buoyed by your kind condolences and generosity of spirit, I have been almost giddy for much of the day. We love our babies, and your responses are proof of that. We love our babies.But then the sun goes down and the quiet of the evening descends. I am left with the reality of what has … [Read more...]
I have just come from the follow-up ultrasound where I learned that we have, indeed, lost our baby. December is becoming a tricky season for me to navigate: three pregnancies, three Advents, three miscarriages in a row.I am reminded of the poem “The Journey of the Magi” by T.S. Eliot, in which he asks, “Were we led all that way for birth or … [Read more...]
Happy feast of St. Nicholas!Friends, I would like to thank you all for your kindness and prayers regarding this brand new soul I’m carrying. You have been the arms of Christ in carrying me through this time of doubt and waiting. We are tremendously blessed in you.Today is the day, I’m thinking.Today is the day that I will hear from the clinic with … [Read more...]
Warning: the following post is of a nitty-gritty nature.I don’t know how many of you checked back on the comments to my “Merry Christmas” post, (the one where I complained about getting a speeding ticket), but I wanted to share with you the following thoughts shared by Adoro te Devote:Speaking as an ex-police officer....he was right. And for a $117 … [Read more...]
I was so saddened to read that fellow Real Learning blogger and homeschooling mom, Bridget, (Our Magnum Opus), had lost her little one to miscarriage.This sort of thing rings close to my heart, and I ask that you offer up a prayer of consolation and encouragement for Bridget’s family today.Thank you, my friend. Have a blessed Sunday. … [Read more...]
At her time of loss.Given the somber topic of my last post, it is heartening to read of the love of a mother for her infant. Our culture can be healed by the joys of childbirth as well as by our suffering in faith.Be strong, dear Sara! Our prayers are with you.*Updated to include prayers for this dear friend of my heartas well as this one. May God … [Read more...]
...who left such a heart-breaking comment on my last post, with love and sorrow.A Prayer to the Holy Spirit Little One I Loved You So And a Sword Your Heart Shall Pierce A Beautiful Resource for Those Who have Miscarried Before I Formed You in the WombUntil I am able to get these on my sidebar, here they are.You are close to our … [Read more...]
It is with great sadness that I am writing this.I returned from a joyful evening spent with friends to a message on my machine from Matilda.Our dear friend ‘Meg has lost her baby, a baby I only just blessed (in my humble, fumbling way), a week and a half ago.To Nutmeg I say: my heart aches with you. I know you know I know how you feel…but that does … [Read more...]
My niece Jackie has very graciously said that I may share these poignant images with you. They were taken in the hospital on that day that she both welcomed her son into the world…and watched him leave it.Born prematurely at only 20 weeks’ gestation, this little boy was such a trooper that he fought to live for two full hours. His perfect little … [Read more...]
One of the most painful interims for a couple who has miscarried is that awful, uncertain time of waiting between finding out that your baby has died and the mother's actually delivering it. We may wait a couple of days, a week, or even longer.The advice that my doctor gave me was to wait a week from the day of that fateful ultrasound to see if my … [Read more...]
