May 26, 2009April 10, 2023I want to remember, miscarriage, One Thousand Gifts, story of my life, this life together thing Life, Persistent, Persistent Life I used to resent it when I was younger. This way life has of carrying on in spite of things. I took […] Read more
May 23, 2009April 10, 2023miscarriage, story of my life This is probably a mistake Don’t write it. It’s too horrific. What do I do with it then? What do I do? I didn’t know what to […] Read more
May 19, 2009April 10, 2023miscarriage, this life together thing What to say when someone miscarries. Because I’m analytical, even when I’m in the middle of life altering events, I tend to make observations and file them away […] Read more
May 18, 2009April 10, 2023a piece of my mind, I want to remember, miscarriage, story of my life Saying Goodbye We named our baby Shiloh, which means “His gift”. I wanted for us to always be reminded when we remember this child, […] Read more
May 16, 2009April 10, 2023I want to remember, miscarriage, this life together thing Ode to a Genius Husband Who asks, “Do you need me to come right now?” when I call him weeping because I’m bleeding. Who, a day later […] Read more
May 15, 2009April 10, 2023miscarriage, story of my life Again with the Unexpected My baby is dead. It probably has been for 3 weeks. Yesterday morning I started to miscarry. Today a sonogram confirmed what […] Read more
May 13, 2009April 10, 2023miscarriage, story of my life Avoiding Elephants I want to write about today. But in order to do that I would need to mention the elephant in the middle […] Read more
May 11, 2009April 10, 2023story of my life Hallmark would be ashamed So I forgot what day it was until my friend at church gave me a hug and wished me Happy Mother’s Day. […] Read more
May 8, 2009April 10, 2023One Thousand Gifts 1000 Gifts-Week 24 I’ve missed a few weeks. Sometimes life turns you on your head and routines are disrupted. But through it all it’s a […] Read more
May 7, 2009April 10, 2023life with short people Of teeth, toilets, and other boring stuff. Um hi. You still here? I’ve been uh, busy. Birthday parties, the Girl has tummy trouble, friends moving away for good, and […] Read more