Dearest Little One,
It has been a month and a day since that moment that my heart must have stopped beating for what then seemed like an eternity. I had been happily recounting to the lady in the room about your siblings and how crazy-happy it is at home with all eight of them. I really [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Faith’
Letter to a Child Unborn
Posted in Children, Faith, Family, Life, tagged Faith, large family, miscarriage, motherhood on November 10, 2008 | 6 Comments »
To Spain and Back
Posted in Faith, Life, tagged Faith, hope, Our Lady, pilgrimage, prayer, soul, spiritual life, Torreciudad on June 17, 2008 | 2 Comments »
On Wednesday, June 4th, I set off on a spiritual journey to a home that I’d never been: the shrine of Our Lady of Torreciudad in Spain.
It was clear from the get-go that this was no ordinary trip. It certainly was not a vacation or a holiday jaunt to some quaint European village. With [...]
When Two Shall Become One
Posted in Faith, Family, Marriage, tagged anniversary, Faith, wedding on February 18, 2008 | 2 Comments »
It has been five thousand one hundred and thirteen days since I walked down the aisle on my father’s arm to take the hand of the man whom I vowed to love till death do us part. I used the calculator to come up with that number, figuring in the fact that we’ve been [...]
The Up-side of Down Time
Posted in Faith, Family, Life, tagged Faith, Family, kids, plan on January 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I went to bed last night with a plan. I was going to get up on time and not hit the snooze button. I was going to get an early start to my day and do all sorts of things. Wonderful, important things. I was going to have the energy of [...]