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Where there is Love, there is Life

by Filed Under: Friends of the Heart, Gratitude, Minnesota Me, Miscarriage 4 Comments

“Friendship is a bridge between you and me. When you are sad and lonely, cross it. I’ll wait on the other side forever. But if you are afraid, I’ll cross it for you.(Author Unknown)Or, to quote John Lennon, I get by with a little help from my friends.I love you, Jennie C.!Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you.With much love and many … [Read more...]

Miscarriage: On How to Make a Bad Thing…Better

by Filed Under: Gratitude, Minnesota Me, Miscarriage, Motherhood 13 Comments

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...]

Progress Report

by Filed Under: Gratitude, Minnesota Me, Pregnancy 22 Comments

I’ve just come from the clinic where I saw the results of Monday’s blood draw. My levels are rising nicely! My doctor showed me the figures and smiled warmly at me, while meanwhile I blinked confusedly. “I’m sorry,” I apologized. “I have no idea what those mean.”She laughed and said, “The numbers have gone up…and that’s a good thing.”Well, thanks … [Read more...]

Thank You

by Filed Under: Gratitude, Minnesota Me, Prayer, Pregnancy 8 Comments

…to all who have extended their well wishes and their prayers for our new blessing. You are an amazing, baby-loving bunch! I truly hope not to take you down the same hilly path that I have the last two times, but if that’s God’s will then that’s God’s will. Our love for these little ones will not be diminished.When I shared our news with my … [Read more...]

Apples in April and Other Foolish Musings

by Filed Under: Family Fun, Gratitude, Minnesota Me, Special Events 11 Comments

My husband, being my husband, suggested that I post a great big April Fools! regarding yesterday’s announcement. Because I value your friendship (and my life), I opted not to go that route……though we do enjoy a good prank around here. Not surprisingly, my husband’s April fooling almost always involves my morning coffee. This is so not funny! There … [Read more...]

A Double Annunciation

by Filed Under: Gratitude, Living Liturgically, Minnesota Me, Pregnancy 100 Comments

Today I am thinking about two infants.I am thinking about the One in this image, hidden and needed by the world.And I am thinking about this infant, also hidden and also neededby five children and their parents.I am nine weeks’ pregnant today!Since discovering this surprise blessing on my husband’s birthday one month ago, we have been into the … [Read more...]

All That To Say…

by Filed Under: Blogging, Gratitude, Minnesota Me, Motherhood 11 Comments

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...]