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Yesterday, on the one-week anniversary of finding out I’d miscarried, I delivered our child into the world. God gave us the grace of seeing his perfect little body, unmarred by blood and entirely recognizable.I was in awe, truly.*After that, however, the rest of the miscarriage was more than a bit intense. As per my doctor’s instructions, I had to … [Read more...]
I must first begin by saying thank you again for all of your prayers during this past week’s time of trial. We are a Pro-Life people, at least in this corner of the blogosphere, and God is glorified in that.We decided right away to name our baby Thomas. Of course we can’t know if this little one was a boy or not, and in fact we joke that one … [Read more...]
During last night’s bath, as I was struggling to get my girls’ long hair lathered, rinsed, and conditioned, I muttered that I couldn’t wait to give them all nice, short bobs for the summer. Felicity shrieked, a reaction that I found surprising given that she’s been asking for a haircut for quite some time, and then she said tremulously, “You’re … [Read more...]
For today’s “Keeping it Real” category, I present to you the following scenario:Minnesota Mom makes muffins. (Cupcakes, actually, but I liked the alliteration in that sentence.) And to keep it really real, I will tell you they were from a box, of the Duncan Hines “Red Velvet” variety. We call this “Red Red Cake” in my family.I let the cupcakes … [Read more...]
Thank you, everyone, for your kind words and your condolences and above all, for your prayers. The first day is always the easiest, I think, because the truth hasn’t really sunk in yet and the love that people share is so sustaining.Last night, though, my girls and I went to the library. Mostly I just sat there—a listless lump on a wooden kiddy … [Read more...]
This morning I went in for my usual shot of progesterone. When I saw my doctor in the hall, I smiled and said, “Are you hyper-busy today?” She immediately knew my meaning and said, “Would you like me to listen for a heartbeat? Not a problem!”And so even though I wasn’t scheduled for my first “official” appointment until a week from now, she ushered … [Read more...]
...in the very best way.I loved Jenn's post this morning!Ad Jesum per Mariam, … [Read more...]
Let’s say that the Mommy Bear, (a.k.a. that crabby pregnant lady), purchases two half gallons of ice cream on Saturday. Let’s say, further, that she plans on making an apple pie for dessert on Monday evening and serving it with said ice cream. Let’s finally suppose that she looks into the freezer on Monday afternoon and discovers—gasp!—that all but … [Read more...]
by Margaret in MinnesotaOn Monday evening, the boys came to me excitedly and said, “Don’t come into our room tonight! But come and wake us up tomorrow morning!”On Tuesday morning, I forgot. Instead, I went about my usual early morning business of putzing about the kitchen. I checked my email; I read some blogs; I did the dishes.Feeling some … [Read more...]
Jen has started an interesting discussion about on-line communities, in which she compares the internet to the village water well, one where“it’s not necessarily a good place to try to form deep friendships, but [where] it is a place we can quickly, casually throw out the question ‘You ever have days like this?’ in the midst of our daily work; a … [Read more...]
