Life gets busy. The pace seems to be dizzying some days and weeks. I looked at the calendar yesterday and could not believe that it is almost October. And while the sunlight tells me it is autumn, I cannot help but wonder where summer has gone? Did I sleep through it? Perhaps I was living …
Dealing with Miscarriage Part IV: The Church
I am sorry to report that the Church does not have an official doctrine on miscarriage and Salvation. Since it is never really mentioned in Revelation, the Church has no official position. If you want to understand how the Church interprets what is in Scripture I suggest reading the Vatican II constitution Dei Verbum. This …
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Amazed and Thankful
I know that I am doing something right in moments like the one I experienced this afternoon. My two year old daughter came up to me and handed me a cross shaped piece of pumpkin vine. She pointed to it and said, "Jesus". My heart melted and I was so proud. These are moments that …
Dealing with Miscarriage Part III: It’s a Journey
When I started writing this series on miscarriage, I did not know where it would go. I just started typing. I let my heart do the talking and my fingers do the telling. A friend said to me that writing it down may be a form of healing for me, and I think that she …
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Miscarriage Series Continues Tomorrow
Thank you for all who have read the series on miscarriage, so far. I hope that it is helping you to see that you are not alone. I have received a couple of emails from women who have shared their stories with me. I am deeply humbled and appreciative of those emails. Tomorrow I will …
Dealing with Miscarriage Part II: Grief
Blessed are they who mourn; for they will be comforted. Matthew 5:5Grief is one of the most difficult aspects of life. We are guaranteed that it will come our way. Most of the time it blindsides us. Grief in miscarriage can be lonely, deeply painful, infuriating, and cathartic all in the same day. The grief …
The Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary for Miscarriage
I started praying the Rosary this evening and started feeling a pressing of the Holy Spirit to share some thoughts on each of the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary for families who experience the pain of miscarriage. The First Sorrowful Mystery-The Agony in the Garden of Gethsemane One of the hardest parts of miscarriage is …
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Dealing with Miscarriage Part I: The Physical Experience
Today was my final blood draw that was the end of a month of bloodwork to figure out why I keep having miscarriages, post-partum depression/anxiety, and severe PMS. It was the miscarriages that really led to me finding, or rather she found me, a doctor who was interested in figuring out if I have a …
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For Liam
I was thinking of you today,while I ate a bowl of noodles.Strange how so small a thing can bring you back.Something as simple as a 19 cent pack of Ramen.Ramen and rice.Was all you seemed to live on.During that time you were my second father.Joy and pain mix in the bottom of the bowl.For you …
Gratitude in a Confession
Enter into the Church and wash away your sins. For here there is a hospital and not a court of law. + St. John Chrysostom + Have you ever experienced the undeniable presence of Christ in Confession? He is always there, of course. It is not the priest who forgives our sins, but Our Lord …
Swimming the Depths 