Today I am on my way to the Outer Banks in North Carolina. My husband and I decided to make a very last minute mini-vacation, so that we could spend some time together as a family during this period of grief. Ever since I learned that our baby died, all I have wanted to do …
Miscarriage: The Pro-Life Movement’s Inconsistency
Has the pro-life movement fully embraced what it espouses? This is a question I am left pondering in the wake of my most recent miscarriage. I have sensed for some time that there is indeed serious cognitive dissonance going on within the movement of which I am a member. My miscarriages have taught me that …
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Miscarriage, Grief, and the Need to Write
I fully intended to take a break from writing. I thought that my anguish would keep me from putting down a single word, but the opposite has happened. I have written and submitted two articles on miscarriage in the past 48 hours and written 30 pages in a journal I purchased for this trip into …
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When Painful Anniversaries Come and Go
I should probably learn to be more aware of dates. It would help me to better understand why certain days seem to be harder than others. Yesterday was one of those days. It didn't dawn on me until this morning why yesterday had more weight to it. Yesterday was the 3 year anniversary of my …
Beginning to Write a Book on Miscarriage
It's time to tear off the band-aid and begin writing my book on miscarriage in earnest. It is needed and I know that I am called to write it (I already have a place to submit it when I get done!), but it means walking through dark places again. The Light is always with me. …
Catholic Exchange: Learning Prudence from Miscarriage, Post-Partum Depression, and NaPro
Two and a half years ago after my last miscarriage, I decided to stop and visit a priest friend of mine who had recently been re-located from our parish. During our visit, he told me something that I had not even considered, nor wanted to consider. It was simply: “Constance, God may only want you …
Monday is for Beauty: Sunset on a Rose Petal
This morning I was out watering my flowers in preparation for a hot day. My rose bushes are in full bloom and I found this beauty of a rose petal laying in the grass. There on this tiny petal is a sunset. I wondered and marveled at it and then put it in my book …
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Mother’s Day and Miscarriage
I am going to share this again. I am totally not trying to toot my own horn here. Mother's Day is coming up and that can be a difficult time for many women. If you have had miscarriages, then you are a mom. Your children have just been given the gift of the Beatific Vision …
Catholic Exchange: Meditation on the Rosary and Miscarriage
My meditation on the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary and miscarriage is up at Catholic Exchange today. Last month we recognized Infertility Awareness Week. Infertility comes in many forms: those who cannot have children, those who suffer repeated miscarriage, and those who cannot have more children after they have one or two. There are many …
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Miscarriage and the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary
This week is Infertility Awareness Week. Infertility comes in many forms: those who cannot have children, those who suffer repeated miscarriage, and those who cannot have more children after they have one or two. There are many different types of infertility and it is something that I know well. It is the great Cross of …
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Swimming the Depths 