Part II[Read Part I here.]There was something about that little room that made me feel claustrophobic. Seriously, John was wedged in a corner chair, watching 24 on his laptop. (You see a pattern here?) The nurse was in a different corner, entering data into the computer and asking me question after question after question after question.She … [Read more...]
Continued Prayers for a Young Family
Last Sunday, I asked for prayers for a reader who feared that she was miscarrying.Yesterday I received this letter.Dear prayer warriors,Thank you for your prayers for our darling little one. Unfortunately, it was confirmed today through blood work and ultrasound that I miscarried our child.The heavy bleeding and cramping started on the Feast of … [Read more...]
The Rest of the Story
Part IFor every man who reads this blog (and you’re out there…I think…) there are a dozen women who want to hear Anthony’s birth story.This is to say that you’re outnumbered today, so here’s an alternate link for you.Here we go.Having picked May 24th, the feast of Our Lady, Help of Christians, as the day I wanted to deliver, I was anxious to see if … [Read more...]
On Bearing Down but Looking Up
I’m still here.I’m huge, but I’m here.For those of you who guessed that I would have my baby by now—I think the earliest prediction was Sunday—thank you and I love you. I’m sorry you didn’t win but you did earn big time brownie points with this blog hostess and that has to be good for something.The response to the baby lottery in general has been … [Read more...]
My Sheep Know My Voice
John and the boys were at their first official campout this weekend, leaving me & my little hens to hang out on our own.It was as peaceful as it could be with three very chatty little girls remaining in the house.We attended Mass as a family after the boys got back—the 5 p.m. Sunday service at the Cathedral. I was happy to have this chance to … [Read more...]
Merci, Mes Amies (Part Deux)
Read Part One here. I hope you don’t find this talk of depression off-putting. It’s been an on-again, off-again enemy of mine for years now, although—thank goodness—it’s nowhere near as oppressive as it was the first year of my marriage.My doctor called it situational depression back then, and said it was probably the result of my working as a … [Read more...]
Little Flowers (April Style)
Cate belongs to a Little Flowers girls’ group that is sponsored by our homeschool co-op. All of the mommies take turn hosting and April was my month.This means that yesterday our home was inundated with lots and lots of happy, hoppy 8- and 9-year-old girls.It also means that Friday night found me stressing.You want proof that this big, waddling … [Read more...]
Easter Sweets
It was sad that I didn’t realize that the boys’ white Easter shirts were too small until 8:00 p.m. on Holy Saturday. Still, it was very sweet that my husband grabbed his car keys and was willing to run right out to Kohl’s for me.It was sad that my husband accidentally brought home a short-sleeved dress shirt (he was certain it’d been long-sleeved) … [Read more...]
Notes from the Triduum
Here is a photo from our Holy Thursday Seder.It shows 4-year-old Angela and her father, who is helping her ask “The Four Questions.” It is also the only photo that I took, (not unlike my friend Nutmeg’s single shot of their post-Seder china in the dishwasher), because I was tired, darn it, and did not feel like taking photos.Bad blogger.It was not … [Read more...]
Letting the Little Ones Come to Us
Yesterday I thought it would be fun to interview the children. I hauled out the video camera and one by one, I asked them questions pertaining to how well they knew the momma while the others waited their turn upstairs.Some of the answers were hilarious. For example, when asked how old I was, Angela replied: “Big. Actually, you’re medium. Daddy’s … [Read more...]
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